Acronia cordata ssp. trachysepala  (Kraenzl.) Luer

From the Greek trachysepalon, "rough sepal," referring to the verrucose sepals.

Section:  Macrophyllae-Fasciculatae

Plant ID:  00829

Clonal Name: 'Free Spirit' (awarded as Pleurothallis erymnochila)

Award:  CBR/AOS given on 07-17-1999 at the Great Lakes Judging Center

Additional Information:  Found in Peru, Colombia and Ecuador at altitudes ranging from 5,250 feet (1,600 m) to 9,840 feet (3,000 m).

This plant was formerly P. erymnochila and is the only synonym species with flowers that cascade through the opening of the lobes of the heart-shaped leaf.

Synonyms: 

Pleurothallis brachyblephara  Schltr.

Pleurothallis erymnochila  Luer

Pleurothallis platycardium  Schltr.

Pleurothallis trachysepala  Kraenzl.

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