Trichosalpinx cryptantha (Barb.Rodr.) Luer 1983

TYPE Drawing by © Barb. Rodr.

Full Shade

Common Name The Hidden Trichosalpinx [refers to the flower on the back of the leaf]

Flower Size .16" [4 mm]

Found in Brazil as a mini-miniature sized epiphyte

Synonyms *Lepanthes cryptantha Barb.Rodr. 1891; Pleurothallis cryptantha (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. 1896; Specklinia cryptantha (Barb.Rodr.) Luer 2004

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Icones Pleurothallidinarum Vol XV Systematics of Trichosalpinx Luer 1997 as Syn of Pleurothallis cryptantha drawing fide;

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