Curled Pleurothallis

Pleurothallis circinata

Pleurothallis circinata is a species of bonnet orchid in the family Orchidaceae.
Pleurothallis circinata Trujillo, Valle Del Cauca Curled Pleurothallis,Pleurothallis circinata

Appearance

Miniature-sized, cool growing epiphyte with slender, erect ramicauls enveloped basally by 2 to 3 close tubular sheaths and another below the middle and carrying a single, apical, erect, coriaceous, narrowly ovate, acute, cuneate below into the slender petiolate base and blooms in the winter and spring on a congested fascile of 1 to 4 short inflorescence arising from a spathe near the apex of the ramicaul and has inflated floral bracts.

Distribution

Colombia

References:

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleurothallis
http://www.orchidspecies.com/pleurcircinata.htm
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusPleurothallis
SpeciesPleurothallis circinata
Photographed in
Colombia