Pleurothallis heloisae [F.J.de Jesus, M.R.Miranda & Chiron] in ed SUBGENUS Specklinia SECTION Muscosae Lindl. 1842
Photos by © Francisco Jose de Jesus and his Flickr Orchid Photo Website
TYPE Drawing by © G Chiron and Richardiana 14: 151 F.J.de Jesus, M.R.Miranda & Chiron 2014
Common Name Heloisa's Pleurothallis [Brazilian Daugther of the first author current
Flower Size .2" [5 mm]
Found in Sao Paulo and Santa Catarina states of Brazil in restinga forests at very low elevations as a mini-miniature sized, warm growing, repent epiphyte with very short, branching ramicauls enveloped by 2, transluscent, membraneous sheaths and carrying a single, apical, broadly elliptical to subrotund, apically obtuse, sessile base leaf that blooms in the summer on a short, arsing through a minute spathe, single flowered inflorescence.
Similar to the P barbulata group consisting of P minima, P barbulata P steinbuchiae and P involuta
Synonyms Anathallis heloisae f. camboriensis A.S.Medeiros, W.R.Campos & Pegoraro 2015; Lankesteriana heloisae (F.J.de Jesus, M.R.Miranda & Chiron) Karremans 2015; Anathallis heloisae F.J.de Jesus, M.R.Miranda & Chiron 2014
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
* Richardiana 14: 151 F.J.de Jesus, M.R.Miranda & Chiron 2014 photo/drawing fide
LANKESTERIANA 13(3): 319—332 Kerremans 2014 as Lankesteriana escalerense
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