Pleurothallis heliconiscapa Hoehne 1929 SUBGENUS Arthrosia Luer 1986

Drawing by © Pabst

Full shade

Common Name The Heliconia-Like Inflorescence Pleurothallis

Flower Size .24" [6 mm]

Found in Sao Paulo state of Brazil as an epiphyte.

Synonyms Acianthera heliconiscapa (Hoehne) F.Barros 2002; Specklinia heliconiscapa (Hoehne) Luer 2004

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

*Arch. Inst. Biol. Defesa Agric. 2: 15 Hoehne 1929;

Orchidaceae Brasilense Band 1 Pabst & Dungs 1975 drawing fide;

Bradea 8: 294 F Barros 2002 as Acianthera heliconiscapa;

Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol XXVI Pleurothallis subgenus Acianthera and Three Allied subgenera, A Second Century of new Species of Stelis of Ecuador, Epibator, Ophidion and Zootrophion Luer 2004 as Acianthera heliconiscapa;

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