Pleurothallis sotarae Schltr. 1920 SUBGENUS Pleurothallis SECTION Macrophyllae-Fasciculatae Lindl 1859

Drawing by © Carl Luer

LATE THROUGH MID

Common Name The Mt Sotara' Pleurothallis [a Volcano where the species was collected]

Flower Size .2" [5mm]

Found in Cauca department of Colombia at elevations of 2800 to 3200 meters as a small to medium sized, cold growing, caespitose epiphyte with stout, erect ramicauls enveloped by a tubular sheath below the middle and another 2 at the base and carrying a single, apical, suberect to nearly horizontal, coriaceous, ovate, subacute, cordate below into the sessile base leaf that blooms in the late spring through mid fall on a short to .08 to .12" {2 to 3 mm] long, arising through and concealed by a reclining spathe, successively single, few flowered inflorescence with a tubular, half as long to just short of the pedicel floral bract.

"Noted for its acute sepals each about 1" [2.5 cm] long, a three veined dorsal sepal, decurved, slender, denticulate petals and an oblong lip about .6" [1.5 cm] long, similar to P adonis but instead of an erect, tubular lip, the large oblong lip lies within the synsepal." Luer 2005

P sotarae, is similar to P adonis P deflexa, P siphoglossa, P linguifera, P millei, P grandiflora, and P sarcochila in the large sized flowers.

Synonyms Acronia sotarae (Schltr.) Luer 2005; Zosterophyllanthos sotarae (Schltr.) Szlach. & Kulak 2006

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 7: 115 Schlechter 1920

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

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

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