Pleurothallis rowleei Ames

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Pleurothallis

Characteristics

Caespitose or repent epiphytic herbs up to 3.5 dm. tall. Secondary stems up to 25 cm. long, slender, partially covered with one or two sheaths. Leaves 3-13 cm. long and 1-5.4 cm. broad, elliptic-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, subcordate at the base. Inflorescence 1 to few slender racemes, shorter or rarely longer than the subtending leaf. Dorsal sepal 6-11 mm. long and 2.5-5.5 mm. broad, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, cucullate. Lateral sepals 7-10 mm. long and together 2.2-7 mm. broad, elliptic-oval to ovate, acute or obtuse, connate to the apices. Petals 6-8.5 mm. long and 1.2-2.5 mm. broad, subsigmoid-elliptic, denticulate,, acute. *Lip 2.5-4 mm. long and 1.5-2.5 mm. broad, subsagittate; the basal portion broad and fleshy; the apical portion nar-rowly triangular.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.35
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

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Distribution

Pleurothallis rowleei world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama

Conservation status

Pleurothallis rowleei threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:203495-2
WFO ID wfo-0000278354
COL ID 4KDBN
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Synonyms

Pleurothallis cucullata Pleurothallis rhodocardia Pleurothallis rowleei Acronia rowleei