Pleurothallis elliottii K.W.Holcomb 2024 SUBGENUS Pleurothallis SECTION Macrophyllae-Fasciculatae Lindl 1859

TYPE Photos by © K W Holcomb and Pleurothallidinae 3(6): 1 Holcomb 2024

Common Name Elliot's Pleurothallis [American Named in honor of the author’s great nephew, Elliott Fox Hill, born April 21, 2024 Current]

Flower Size .24" [6 mm]

Found in Napo and Pastaza provinces of Ecuador as a mini-miniature sized, caespitose epiphyte with very slender, suberect ramicauls enclosed by a thin tubular sheath below the middle and another at the base and carrying an apical, dark green , coriaceous, shallowly cordate, acute, the sessile base cuneate into the base leaf that blooms on a .48" [1.2 cm] long, successively single flowered inflorescence, borne from a reclining spathaceous bract at the base of the leaf and carrying a resupinate flower.

"Pleurothallis elliottii is similar to Pleurothallis recurvata However, it can be distinguished by its triangular, concave lip. Vegetatively, P. elliottii can be distinguished by its arching, suberect ramicauls and its narrow, shallowly cordate leaves. Although the exact location of the holotype is unknown, P. elliottii has been observed in Tena and Pastaza, Ecuador. Both observations were recorded on iNaturalist.com along with photographic evidence." K.W.Holcomb 2024

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Pleurothallidinae 3(6): 1 Holcomb 2024 Photos fide

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