Pleurothallis adamantinensis Brade 1939 SUBGENUS Acianthera SECTION Brachystachyae Lindley 1859

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Common Name or Meaning The Adamantina Pleurothallis [A town in Sao Paulo state of Brazil]

Flower Size .2" [5 mm]

Found in Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo and Parana' states of Brazil as an epiphyte with cylindrical leaves that blooms on an erect, few to several flowered inflorescence.

Synonyms Acianthera adamantinensis (Brade) F.Barros 2002

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

*Arq. Serv. Florest. 1: 42 Brade 1939;

Orchidaceae Brasilensis Band 1 Pabst & Dungs 1975 drawing ok;

Bradea 8: 294 F Barros 2002 as Acianthera adamantinensis;

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

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