Pleurothallis costaricensis Rolfe 1917 SUBGENUS Specklinia SECTION Hymenodanthae SUBSECTION Longicaulae [Barb. Rodr.] Luer 1986

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Common Name The Costa Rican Pleurothallis

Flower Size .2" [5mm]

Found in Costa Rica and Panama at elevations around 650 to 1800 meters as a miniature sized hot to warm growing epiphyte.

Synonyms Pleurothallis ehrhartiiflora Schltr. 1923; Specklinia costaricensis (Rolfe) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Icones Pleurothallidinarum III Systematics of Pleurothallis Luer 1986; Field Guide to the Orchids of Costa Rica and Panama Dressler 1993; Lindleyana Vol 16 No 4 2001 as Specklina costaricensis

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