Pleurothallis vittariifolia Schltr.

  • Authority

    Schweinfurth, Charles. 1967. Orchidaceae of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 14: 69-214.

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Pleurothallis vittariifolia Schltr.

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - BRITISH GUIANA. Essequibo River, Moraballi Creek, near Bartica, nearly at sea level, minute epiphyte, flower-bud brownish orange, September 15, 1929, N. Y. Sandwith 304 (type of P pertenuis). VENEZUELA. Bolivar: 113 km south of El Dorado, about 615 m alt., in fairly dense forest, G. C. A. Dunsterville 430. Middle America (COSTA RICA, type of P. vittariifolia).

  • Discussion

    Pleurothallis pertenuis C. Schweinf., Bot. Mus. Leafl. Harvard Univ. 3: 83. 1935.

  • Distribution

    BRITISH GUIANA. Essequibo River, Moraballi Creek, near Bartica, nearly at sea level, minute epiphyte, flower-bud brownish orange, September 15, 1929, N. Y. Sandwith 304 (type of P pertenuis). VENEZUELA. Bolivar: 113 km south of El Dorado, about 615 m alt., in fairly dense forest, G. C. A. Dunsterville 430. Middle America (COSTA RICA, type of P. vittariifolia).

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