Acronia calceolaris  (Rchb.f.) Luer

From the Latin calceolaris, "like a shoe," referring to the deeply concave synsepal.

Section:  Macrophyllae-Fasciculatae

Plant ID:  02936/01911(on the first two photos)

Clonal Name: 'Free Spirit'  (on 01911) (awarded as Pleurothallis calceolaris)

Award:  AM/AOS of 83 points (on 01911) given on 3-27-2004 at the Fort Wayne Orchid Society show

Additional Information:  From the Central Cordillera of Colombia at altitudes of 7,150 feet (2,180 m).

Synonyms:

Pleurothallis fornix  Luer & R.Escobar. 

Zosterophyllanthos fornix (Luer & R.Escobar) Szloch. & Marg.

[Home]    [Lynn's Photos]    [Lynn's Sales List]    [Lynn's Awards]    [About the Genera]