Pleurothallis deuteroseidelii [Luer, Toscano & Baptista] in ed SUBGENUS Specklinia SECTION Hymenodanthae SUBSECTION Longicaulae [Barb. Rodr.] Luer 1986

TYPE Drawing of Anathallis seidelii by © Luer, Toscano & Baptista

Common Name Seidel's Pleurothallis [Brazilian Nurseryman and Discoverer of species current]

Flower Size .12" [3 mm]

Found in Santa Catarina state of Brazil without locality as a mini-miniature sized, caespitose epiphyte with erect, slender ramicauls enveloped by 2, tubular sheaths and carrying an erect, thickly coriaceous, elliptical, subacute, contracted below into the base leaf that blooms in the fall on a subflexuous, peduncle .04" [1 mm] long, racemose, to 1" [2.5 cm] long overall, loose, successively single, 6 to 8 flowered inflorescence with as long as to shorter than the pedicel floral bracts.

"This little, caespitose species is characterized by very thick, elliptical leaves that are surpassed by a loose, successively flowering raceme. The sepals and petals are small, glabrous, acute and free. The lip is oblong, free from a callus, minutely pubescent, and minutely verrucose at the rounded tip." Luer & Toscano 2011

Synonyms *Anathallis seidelii Luer, Toscano & Baptista 2011

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

Harv. Pap. Bot. 16(2): 367. Luer & Toscano 2011 as Anathallis seidelii Drawing fide

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