Pleurothallis josefinae K.W.Holcomb 2024 SUBGENUS Pleurothallis SECTION Macrophyllae-Fasciculatae Lindl 1859
TYPE Photos by © K W Holcomb and Pleurothallidinae 3(4): 1 Holcomb 2024
Common Name Josefina's Pleurothallis [American Named in honor of Josefina Markesis-Phillips beloved daughter of Andy Phillips of Encinitas, California current]
Flower Size 1.08" [1.2 cm]
Found in Ecuador without collection data 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, coriaceous, cordate, acute, the sessile base cuneate into the base leaf that blooms on a 1.04" [2.6 cm] long, successively single, flowered inflorescence, held flat against the surface of the leaf, borne from a reclining spathaceous bract at the base of the leaf and carrying a resupinate flower.
"Pleurothallis josefinae has circulated in the trade for years incorrectly identified as Pleurothallis crucifera. While the two species are similar, P. josefinae can be distinguished by its large, thick, semi-translucent flowers that are almost as large as the leaf. In addition, P. josefinae has an oblong-ovate lip that is concave only from the base to the middle and convex from the middle to the apex, whereas P. crucifera has a triangular lip that is completely concave." K.W.Holcomb 2024
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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
* Pleurothallidinae 3(4): 1 Holcomb 2024 Photos fide
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