Pleurothallis ornata Rchb.f. 1882 SUBGENUS Specklinia SECTION Effusae Lindl. 1842 Photos courtesy of Patriica Harding

Common Name The Ornate Pleurothallis

Flower Size 1/2" [1.25 cm]

Found in SW Mexico, Guatemala and Belize at elevations around 2400 meters as a cool growing epiphyte

Synonyms Effusiella ornata Luer 2007; Specklinia ornata (Rchb. f.) Luer 2004; Stelis ornata (Rchb. f.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Lindleyana Vol 16 No 4 2001 as Stelis ornata; Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol XXIX Luer 2007 as Effusiella ornata

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