(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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PLEUROTHALLIS CALYPTROSTELE Schltr.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Fedde Rep. Sp. Nov. Beih. 19:23. 1923
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Reference
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L. Wms. in Ann; Missouri Bot. Gard. 27:276, t. 33, figs. 11-15. 1940.
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Synonym
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Pleurothallis biflora Schltr. loc. cit. 181, non Focke. Pleurothallis geminiflora Ames, Hub. & Schweinf. in Bot. Mus. Leafl. Harv. Univ. 3:39. 1934.
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Description
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Small, repent or caespitose, epiphytic herbs up to about 3 cm. tall. Secondary stems about 2-3 mm. long, covered with scarious sheaths. Leaves 5-15 mm. long and 1-4 mm. broad, oblanceolate, obtuse, attenuated into a petiole at the base. Inflorescence a few-flowered raceme, longer than the leaves. Dorsal sepal 4-5.5 mm. long and 1.2-1.5 mm. broad, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate. Lateral sepals 3.5-6 mm. long and I-1.6 mm. broad, lanceolate, acuminate, arcuate, free nearly to the bases. Petals 1.8-2 mm. long and 0.5-0.6 mm. broad, oblanceolate, acute, slightly oblique. Lip 2-2.5 mm. long and 0.5-1 mm. broad, narrowly oblong, obtuse.
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Distribution
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Costa Rica and Panama.
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Specimen
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CoCLE: vicinity of El Valle, alt. 600-1000 m., Allen 1233.
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