~Lepanthes oteroi Luer 2001 - See Lepanthes elata Rchb.f. 1866 Photo by © Jay Pfahl

LATER

Common Name Otero's Lepanthes

Flower Size

Found in Valle de Cauca Colombia and blooms in the later summer

This species occuring in Colombia is a disjunct population found in Colombia and is considered to be a synonym of L elata from Costa Rica, It differs in the robust form and lateral sepals that are more abruptly contracted into short tails.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol XXXII Luer 2012 drawing fide;

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