Pleurothallis pruinosa Lindl.

Waxy bonnet orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Pleurothallis

Characteristics

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.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.14
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Pleurothallis pruinosa world distribution map, present in Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:203409-2
WFO ID wfo-0000278226
COL ID 6VS68
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630450
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Synonyms

Humboltia pruinosa Pleurothallis brachyglottis Pleurothallis flavida Pleurothallis pauciflora Pleurothallis pruinosa Stelis flavida Pleurothallis aequiflora