Pleurothallis sarracenia Luer 1986 SUBGENUS Sarracenella [Luer] Luer 1986 TYPE for the SUBGENUS

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Common Name Sarrazin's Pleurothallis [Canadian Physician 1700's]

Flower Size 3/5" to 4/5" tall [1.5 to 2 cm]

Found in the southeast Atlantic forest of Brazil in shady and humid locations at elevations of 700 to 1000 meters as a mini-miniature sized, mat forming, creeping, warm growing epiphyte with erect, succulent, closely set, short stemmed, channeled, gradually narrowing below into the base leaves that blooms on a short inflorescence that arises from the rhizome and occurs in the late winter and early spring.

This species is best handled by mounting on tree fern to accomodate the creeping growth habit.

Synonyms Acianthera bragae (Ruschi) F.Barros 2003; Acianthera sarracenia (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001; Geocalpa pubescens (Barb. Rodr.) Brieger 1975; Phloeophila pubescens [Barb Rod.] Garay 1974; Physosiphon bragae Ruschi 1970; Physosiphon pubescens Barb. Rodr. 1877; Sarracenella pubescens (Barb. Rodr.) Luer 1981

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

as Physosiphin pubescens;

Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 46 Barb Rodr. 1881 as Physosiphon pubescens;

Flora Brasiliensis Vol III Part 4:339 Cogniaux 1896 as Physosiphon pubescens;

Flora Brasiliensis Vol III Part 4:tab77 Cogniaux 1896 as Physosiphon pubescens drawing fide;

Iconografia de Orchidaceae Do Brasil Hoehne 1949 as Physosiphon sarracena drawing fide;

Bol. Mus. Biol. Prof. Mello-Leitão. Sér. Bot. 27: 1 Ruschi 1970 as Physosiphon bragae;

Orquideologia 9: 118 (1974 as Phloeophila pubescens;

Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 7 385 - 448 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1975 as Geocalpa pubescens;

Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 7 385 - 448 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1975 as Geocalpa asaroides drawing/photo not =P sarracenia fide;

Orchidaceae Brasilense Band 1 Pabst & Dungs 1975 as Phloeophila pubescens drawing fide;

Orchidaceae Brasilenses Band 2 Pabst & Dungs 1977 drawing fide;

Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol III Systematics of Pleurothallis Luer 1986;

Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol III Systematics of Pleurothallis Luer 1986 drawing fide;

AOS Bulletin Vol 67 No 7 1998 photo fide;

Lindleyana Vol 16 No 4:246 Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 as Acianthera sarracenia;

Hoehnea 30: 183 F Barros 2003 AS Acianthera bragae;

A Compendium of Miniature Orchid Species Parsons & Gerritsen 2013 as Acianthera bragae photos fide;

Pleurothallids Neotropical Jewels Vol 1 Karremans & Viera 2020 as Acianthera bragae photo fide

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