Pleurothallis platypetala Luer & R.Escobar 1996 SUBGENUS Pleurothallis SECTION Macrophyllae-Fasciculatae Lindl 1859

Drawing by © Carl Luer and The Epidendra Website

Common Name The Broad Petaled Pleurothallis

Flower Size .2" [5 mm]

Found in Putumayo department of Colombia at elevations around 2350 meters as a small sized, cold growing, caespitose epiphyte with slender, erect ramicauls enveloped by a close tubular sheath in the lower quarter and 2 others at the base and carrying a single, apical, spreading, coriaceous, narrowly ovate, acute, sessile and cordate base leaf that blooms in the winter on a reclining, arising through a narrow spathe, fascile of successively single, few flowers with tubular, shorter than the pedicel floral bracts.

"Part of the Pleurothallis cardiostola/Pleurothallis lilijae complex. Distinguished by the medium habit with slender ramicauls that bear narrowly ovate, acute leaves cordate at the base. The yellow-green flowers are comparatively large with broad multi veined dorsal sepals, three veined, shortly acuminate petals and an oblong-ovate, obtuse lip with a glenion at the base. The petals are similar to those of P. cardiostola." Luer 1996

Synonyms Acronia platypetala (Luer & R.Escobar) Luer 2005; Zosterophyllanthos platypetala (Luer & R.Escobar) Szlach. & Kulak 2006

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Orquideología 20: 78. Luer & R. Escobar 1996 Drawing fide;

Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol XXVII Systematics of Dryadella Systematics of Macrophyllae-Fasciculatae Luer 2005 as Acronia platypetala

Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol XXVII Systematics of Dryadella Systematics of Macrophyllae-Fasciculatae Luer 2005 as Acronia platypetala drawing fide

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