Pleurothallis juquitibensis [Campacci & S.L.X.Tobias] in ed. SUBGENUS Specklinia SECTION Effusae Lindl. 1842
Photo/TYPE Drawing by M A Campacci
Common Name The Juquitiba Pleurothallis [refers to a town in Sao Paulo state of Brazil]
Flower Size .08" [2 mm]
Found in Sao Paulo state of Brazil in riparian forest at elevations around 950 meters as a mini-miniature sized, warm growing, caespitose epiphyte with an inconspicuous rhizome giving rise to filiform, 2 articulate ramicauls provided with imbricate, ovedrlapping sheaths and carrying a single, green, erect, subcoriaceous, elliptic-lanceolate, acute apically, gradually narrowing below into the long-petolte base leaf that blooms at most any time of the year on a terminal, arising through a tiny spathe, peduncle cylindric, semierect, longer than the leaf, elongating, to 2" [5 cm] long, flexuous, zig-zag, successively single, few flowered inflorscence with triangular, acute floral bracts and carrying very small flowers.
Similar to Pleurothallis ghillanyi but differs in the smaller plant, non-sotted or stained leaves, a proportionally longer inflorecence smaller, lighter colored flowers.
Synonyms *Pabstiella juquitibensis Campacci & S.L.X.Tobias 2019
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Coletanea de Orquideas Brasileiras Novas Especies Vol 15 2019 as Pabstiella juquitibensis photo/drawing fide
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