Lepanthopsis pulchella Garay & Dunst. 1965 SUBGENUS Lepanthopsis SECTION Fractipectin Luer 1991

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Common Name The Beautiful Lepanthopsis

Flower Size .2" [5 mm]

Found in Bolivar state of Venezuela and Roroaima state of Brazil at elevations around 1660 meters as a mini-miniature sized, cool growing, caespitose epiphyte with an erect stem enveloped by 4 to 6, infundibuliform, tubulous sheaths and carrying a single, rigid-fleshy, elliptic, subacute leaf that blooms on a single, peduncle slightly curved, thin, 3.6" [8.5 cm] long overall, many flowered inflorescence with tubular, truncate, shorter than the ovary floral bracts and carrying pink flowers.

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora de Venezuela Volumen 15 segunda parte Foldats 1969 drawing fide; Icones Pleurothallidinarum VIII Systematics of Lepanthopsis, Octomeria subgenus Pleurothallopsis, Restrepiella, Salpistele and Teagueia Luer 1991 drawing fide;

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