Pleurothallis johannensis Barb. Rodr. 1881 SUBGENUS Acianthera SECTION Brachystachyae Lindley 1859
Leaves and Flowers Photos by © Dalton Holland Baptista and Orchidstudium
Plant in situ Minas Gerais Brazil
Plant Habitat - Alto Do Ouro Branco, Minas Gerais, Brazil elevation 1150 meters
Photo by © Jay Pfahl
Plant in situ Alto de Ouro Branco, Minas Gerais State, Brazil elevation 1150 meters
Common Name or Meaning Johann's Pleurothallis [Veitch's Pleurothallis [English Nurseryman 1800's]
Flower Size
Found in the Mantiqueira Rain Forest Mountains of Minas Gerais Brazil at elevations around 1000 to 1500 meters as a mini-miniature sized, cool to warm growing lithophytic orchid that grows in cracks on open rock.
Very similar to P teres but differs in the shorter inflorescence, shorter sepals and flower color.
CAUTION I have no way of verifying this determination so please use with caution.
Synonyms Acianthera johannensis (Barb.Rodr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001
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; Icones Pleurothallidinarum Systematics of Pleurothallis Vol 3 Luer 1986; Lindleyana Vol 16 No 4 2001 as Acianthera johannensis
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