Pleurothallis malachantha Rchb.f 1855

SUBGENUS Arthrosia Luer 1986 Photo by Luiz Menini Neto and The Subtribe Pleurothallidinae [Orchidaceae] from the Parque Estadaual de Ibitipoca, Minas Gerais Brazil

Common Name The Delicate Flowered Pleurothallis

Flower Size

Found in Parana' and Rio de Janiero states of Brazil as an epiphyte occuring near the base of the trees.

CAUTION I have no way of verifying this determination so please use with caution

Synonyms Acianthera malachantha (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001; Arthrosia malachantha (Rchb.f.) Luer 2006; Humboldtia malachantha (Rchb.f.) Kuntze 1891; Specklinia malachantha (Rchb.f.) Luer 2004

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Bonplandia Rchb.f 1855; Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol III Luer 1986; Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol XXVI Luer 2004 as Specklinia malachantha; Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol XXVIII Luer 2006 as Arthrosia malachantha

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