Acronia acestrophylla  (Luer) Luer

From the Greek acestra, "a darning needle", and phyllon, "leaf", in allusion to the slender, needle-like leaf.

Section:  Macrophyllae-Fasciculatae

Plant ID:  01042/01422

Clonal Name:  'Free Spirit' (on 01422) (awarded as Pleurothallis acestrophylla)

Award:  CCM/AOS of 83 points given on 10-16-2004 at the Great Lakes Judging Center

Additional Information:  Found in Ecuador and Peru at altitudes of 2,460 feet (750 m) to 6,560 feet (2,000 m).

Synonyms: 

Pleurothallis acestrophylla  Luer

Zosterophyllanthos acestrophylla  (Luer) Szlach. & Marg.

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