Pleurothallis microphyta (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. 1896

SUBGENUS Specklinia SECTION Muscosae Lindl. 1842

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Common Name The Dwarf Pleurothallis

Flower Size

Found in eastern and southern Brazil as well as Argentina at elevations of 800 to 1000 meters as a mini-miniature sized, warm growing epiphyte with erect ramicauls enveloped by 3 light green to brown, membraneous, short lived sheaths and carrying a single, apical, erect, coriaceous, fleshy, ellitpical, dark olive green leaves that blooms in the spring through fall on 1 to 2, .16 to .24" [4 to 6 mm] long, successively single to 2 flowered inflorescence arising through a spathe

Synonyms Anathallis microphyta (Barb.Rodr.) C.O.Azevedo & Van den Berg 2005; *Lepanthes microphyta Barb.Rodr. 1881; Panmorphia microphyta (Barb.Rodr.) Luer 2006; Specklinia microphyta (Barb.Rodr.) Luer 2004

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae Brasilensis Band 1 Pabst & Dungs 1975 drawing ok; Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol XXVI Luer 2004 as Specklinia microphyta; Orquideas Da Chapada Diamantina Brito & Cribb 2005 drawing not column definately wrong!; Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol XXVIII Luer 2006 as Panmorphia microphyta; Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol XXIX Luer 2007 as Anathallis microphyta; The Organ Mountain Range Its History and Its Orchids Miller, Warren, Miller and Seehawer 2008 drawing good; Orchidees du Bresil As Orquideas da Serra do Castello Vol 2 Chiron & Bolsanello 2013 as Anathallis microphyta drawing/photo fide; Pleurothallids Neotropical Jewels Vol 1 Karremans & Viera 2020 as Anathallis microphyta photo fide

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