Pleurothallis binotii Regel 1880 SUBGENUS Acianthera SECTION Brachystachyae Lindley 1859

Flower Closeup Photo by Jay Pfahl.

Full shade Warm Cool LATE Spring

Common Name Binot's Pleurothallis [Brazilian Orchid Grower and Collector 1800's]

Flower Size 3/16" [.94 cm]

Found in the Rio de Janiero area of Brazil at elevations of 500 to 1200 meters as a medium sized, warm cool growing epiphyte that blooms in the late spring in the southern hemisphere.

Synonyms Acianthera binotii (Regel) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001; Pleurothallis ecallosa Barb.Rodr. 1881

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Systematics of Pleurothallis Vol 2 Luer 1986; Lindleyana Vol 16 No 4 2001 as Acianthera binotii

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