(Last Modified On 11/13/2012)
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(Last Modified On 11/13/2012)
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Species
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PLEUROTHALIS PRUINOSA Lindl.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Bot. Reg. 28: Misc. p. 75. 1842.
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Synonym
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Pleurothallis pauciflora Schltr. in Fedde Rep. Sp. Nov. Beih. 19:192. 1923.
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Description
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Small, caespitose or repent, epiphytic herbs up to about 14 cm. tall. Secondary stems slender, usually with but one sheath, longer than the leaves. Leaves 1-5 cm. long and 0.4-0.7 cm. broad, linear-elliptic to linear-lanceolate (rarely broader), acute or obtuse, coriaceous. Inflorescence a slender, few-flowered raceme, subequal to or exceeding the leaves (rarely shorter). Dorsal sepal 2.5-4 mm. long and 1.5-1.8 mm. broad, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, cucullate. Lateral sepals 2.5-4 mm. long and together 1.5-2.5 mm. broad, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, cochleate, connate to their apices. Petals 2-3 mm. long and 0.3-0.5 mm. broad, linear or linear-lanceolate, acute. Lip 1.5-2 mm. long and 0.8-1 mm. broad, ovate-lanceolate to triangular-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, fleshy.
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Distribution
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Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, the West Indies, Surinam, French Guiana, and possibly Peru.
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Specimen
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CHIRIQUI: Boquete, alt. 1150 m., Davidson 708; Chiriqui, alt. 1200 m., Powell 434.
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Note
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A variable species. The Central American material is usually smaller than that from the West Indies.
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