Pleurothallis hamosa Barb. Rodr. 1881 SUBGENUS Acianthera SECTION Sicariae SUBSECTION Pectinatae Luer 1986 Photo courtesy of © Dalton Holland Baptista and Orchidstudium

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Another View - La Caraça, Minas Gerais, Brazil elevation 1200 meters Photo courtesy of Jay Pfahl

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Found in Brazil in the state of Minas Gerais at elevations of 1000 to 1300 meters on wet moss covered rock faces of on rock ledges with cracks full of sand or small rocks as a small sized, cool to warm growing lithophyte that requires shade and heavy humidity and blooms in May in Brazil

CAUTION I have no way to verify this determination so please use with caution

Synonyms Acianthera hamosa (Barb. Rodr.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Systematics of Pleurothallis Vol 3 Luer 1986; Lindleyana Vol 16 No 4 2001 as Acianthera hamosa

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