
Pleurothallis cestrochila Garay 1973 SUBGENUS Specklinia Section Muscariae Luer 1986 Plant and Flowers Photos courtesy of Weyman Bussey plant grown by Jim Hamilton.
Common Name The Catapult Lip Pleurothallis
Flower Size .2" [5 mm]
Found in Colombia and Ecuador at elevations of 1500 to 2500 meters as a mini-miniature sized warm to cool growing epiphyte
Synonyms Muscarella cestrochila (Garay) Luer 2006; Specklinia cestrochila (Garay) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001
References W3 Tropicos Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Ecuadorian Orchids Vol 4 Dodson 2003 drawing fide; Lindleyana Vol 16 No 4 2001 as Specklina cestrochilus; Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol XXVIII Luer 2006 as Muscarella cestrochila drawing ok;
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