Pleurothallis saurocephala Lodd. 1833 SUBGENUS Acianthera SECTION Brachystachyae Lindl. 1859 Photo courtesy of © Lourens Grobler

Another Plant and Flowers Photo courtesy of Patricia Harding

Common Name The Lizard Head Pleurothallis

Found in Brasil as a miniature epiphyte

Synonyms Acianthera saurocephala (Lodd.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001; Humboldtia saurocephala (Lodd.) Kuntze 1891

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Systematics of Pleurothallis Vol 3 Luer 1986;

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