Pleurothallis
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Authority
Schweinfurth, Charles. 1967. Orchidaceae of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 14: 69-214.
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Family
Orchidaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Latin Diagnosis - State of Bolivar, Vecindades del salto en la ladera escarpada de arenisca, a lo largo del afluente Este del Rio Venamo, en bosque enano sobre el hombrillo superior, 1400-1450 m alt., epiphyte on tree on steep slopes along quebrada at base of falls, leaves stiff-coriaceous, dark green above and deep purple beneath, January 3, 1964, Steyermark ir Dunsterville 92638 (no flowers seen); bosque enano muscoso, Nor-Este del afluente derecho (Oeste), subiendo el Rio Venamo, arriba de la ladera escarpada de arenisca, 950-1400 m alt., epiphyte, December 28, 1963, Steyermark ir Dunsterville 92325 (fruiting) ; bosque enano a lo largo del afluente Este del Rio Venamo, sobre el hombrillo superior del cerro, 1400 m alt., epiphyte on branch along main stream in quebrada, leaves coriaceous, rich green above and pale beneath, 12-13 mm wide, ovary purple with pale green ribs, bud pale green spotted with purple, January 3, 1964, Steyermark & Dunsterville 92679 (flowers poor) ; bosque alto hiimedo montafioso, entre la base de la ladera principal escarpada de avenisca y el salto en el Rio Venamo, 1220-1275 m alt., epiphyte on tree, leaves coriaceous, sulcate above, 10 mm wide, sepals and petals creamy-buff mottled with "purple-wine magenta," January 6-7, 1964, Steyermark & Dunsterville 92701 (bud only).