Pleurothallis foetens Lindl. 1843 SUBGENUS Acianthera SECTION Brachystachyae Lindley 1859 Photo by Dalton Holland Baptista

Inflorescence and leaf Photo by © Mauro Peixoto and The Brazil Plants Website

Common Name The Stinking Pleurothallis [refers to the flowers smell]

Flower Size .04" [1 cm]

Found in Minas Gerais Brazil and has foul smelling flowers.

CAUTION I have no way of verifying this determination so please use with caution!

SynonymsAcianthera foetens (Lindl.) Chiron & Van den Berg 2012; Acianthera ophiantha (Cogn.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001; Humboltia foetens (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Pleurothallis ophiantha Cogn. 1896; Pleurothallis ophiocephala Barb.Rodr. 1882

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list, IPNI ; Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 7 385 - 448 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1975 as Pleurothallis ophiantha photo hmm; Orchidaceae Brasilensis Band 1 Pabst & Dungs 1975 as P ophiantha drawing good; Orchidaceae Brasilensis Band 1 Pabst & Dungs 1975 drawing good; Icones Pleurothallidianrum Vol III Luer 1986 as P ophiantha; Lindleyana Vol 16 No 4 2001 as Acianthera ophiantha

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