Pleurothallis tristis Barb.Rodr. 1882 SUBGENUS Acianthera [Scheidw.] Luer 1986
Photos courtesy of Luiz Filipe Varella
Drawings By © Barbosa Rodriguez, Courtesy of Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria>
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Common Name or Meaning The Black Lipped Pleurothallis
Flower Size
Found in Parana state of Brazil as a small sized, caespitose epiphyte with erect, strict ramicauls carrying a single, apical, erect, elliptical, bidentate apically, rounded base leaf that blooms in the late fall on an erect, arising through a spathe, 1.6" [4 cm] long, simultaneously 3 to 4 flowered inflorescence.
Synonyms Acianthera tristis (Barb.Rodr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
* Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 293 Barb Rodr 1882
Flora Brasiliensis Vol III Part 4:539 Martius, Cogniaux 1893
Flora Brasiliensis Vol III Part 4:tab 106Martius, Cogniaux 1893 drawing fide;
Orchidaceae Brasilensis Band 1 Pabst & Dungs 1975 drawing ok;
Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol III Systematics of Pleurothallis Luer 1986;
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