Pleurothallis sonderiana Rchb. f. 1849 SUBGENUS Acianthera SECTION Brachystachyae Lindley 1859

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Flower Size 1/16" [7 mm]

A miniature epiphyte found in southern Brazil on branches and trunks of trees in cool, moist montane forests with terete, fleshy, narrow leaves that are channeled above and short [3 cm], erect, few [3 to 5] flowered inflorescence arising from the apex of stalk occuring in the summer and winter. I grow mine in a pot with sphagnum moss in a shaded location with some dappled sun, warm to cool temperatures and ample water to keep it moist at all times.

Synonyms Acianthera sonderiana (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001; Humboldtia sonderiana (Rchb.f.) Kuntze 1891; Pleurothallis sonderiana var. longicaulis Barb.Rodr. 1882; Specklinia sonderiana (Rchb.f.) F.Barros 1983 publ. 1984

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Die Orchideen #7 25-28 tafel 8 Rudolph Schlechter 1971 photo ok; Systematics of Pleurothallis Vol 3 Luer 1986; AOS Bulletin Vol 57 No 2 1988 photo; Lindleyana Vol 16 No 4 2001 as Acianthera sonderiana; 100 Orquideas Argentinas Freuler 2005 photo fide;

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