Pleurothallis cabeceirensis [Silva & Campacci] in ed.
Plant and Flower TYPE Drawing Photos by Marcos Campacci Common Name The Cabeceira Grande Pleurothallis [A city in Monas Gerais state of Brazil]
Flower Size .12" [3 mm]
Found in Minas Gerais state of Brazil in riparian forests at elevations around 800 meters as a mini-miniature sized, warm growing repent epiphyte with a mat forming, inconspicuous rhizome giving rise to short, cylindrical ramicauls carrying a single, apical, fleshy, leathery, elliptic-obovate, variable in size abruptly narrowing below into the base leaves that blooms in the spring on a somewhat pendent, shorter than the leaf, arising through a short, acute sheath, successively single, 2 flowered inflorescence.
Similar to Pleurothallis vasconcelosiana [Campacii & Silva] in ed. but it is a larger plant, has yellow flowers with less acute petals and sepals, a three lobed lip and flowers in the fall. P cabeceirensis is a smaller plant, has white flowers with acute sepals and petals and an entire lip that blooms in the spring.
Synonyms Anathallis cabeceirensis Silva & Campacci 2020
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Coletanea de Orquideas Brasileiras Novas Especies Vol 16 Campacci & Silva 2020 as Acianthera cabeceriensis fide
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