Pleurothallis translucida Barb.Rodr. 1881SUBGENUS Acianthera SECTION Brachystachyae Lindl. 1859
Plant and FlowerPhotos By © Roberto Martins and his Flickr Orchid Photo Website
Drawing of Flower Parts Drawings By © Barbosa Rodriguez, Courtesy of Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria
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Common Name or Meaning The Translucent Pleurothallis [refers to the clear dorsal sepal
Flower Size
Found in Rio de Janiero state of Brazil in primary cloud forests at elevations of 900 to 1300 meters as a mini-miniature sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with erect ramicauls enveloped by 2 sheaths in the lower half and carrying a single, apical, erect, oblong, fleshy, dark green, conduplicate leaf that blooms in the fall on a short 1 to 3 flowered inflorescence
Synonyms Acianthera translucida (Barb.Rodr.) Luer 2004
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidaceae Brasilensis Band 1 Pabst & Dungs 1975 drawing good; Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol XXVI Luer 2004 as Acianthera translucida; The Organ Mountain Range Its History and Its Orchids Miller, Warren, Miller and Seehawer 2008 drawing fide
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