Pleurothallis ruscifolia (Jacq.) R.br. In W.t.aiton

Green bonnet orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Pleurothallis

Characteristics

Caespitose, epiphytic herbs up to about 5 dm. tall but usually much smaller. Secondary stems up to about 4 dm. long, slender. Leaves 4-20 cm. long and 1-5 cm. broad, linear-lanceolate to elliptic to lanceolate-ovate, acute or acuminate, contracted into a short cucullate petiole at the base. Inflorescence a 1-to many-flowered fascicle. Dorsal sepal 6-10 mm. long and 1.3-3 mm. broad, narrowly to broadly lanceolate, cucullate. Lateral sepals 6-10 mm. long and together 2.5-3 mm. broad, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, cucullate, acuminate, connate to their apices. Petals 4-8 mm. long and 0.31 mm. broad, subfiliform to narrowly lanceolate, acute. Lip 1.5-2 mm. long and about 1.2-1.4 mm. broad, ovate to oblong-cordate or ovate-cordate, acute or acuminate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

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Distribution

Pleurothallis ruscifolia world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1062794-2
WFO ID wfo-0000278376
COL ID 7845W
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INPN ID 630451
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pleurothallis succosa Humboltia succosa Humboltia laurifolia Humboltia ruscifolia Pleurothallis ruscifolia Pleurothallis glomerata Dendrobium ruscifolium Epidendrum ruscifolium Pleurothallis multicaulis Pleurothallis ruscifolia var. caquetana Pleurothallis laurifolia