Acronia macra  (Lindl.) Luer

From the Greek macros, "long" or "large", probably in allusion to the elongated secondary stems.

Section:  Macrophyllae-Fasciculatae

Plant ID:  00747

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

Award:  CBR/AOS given on 12-16-2000 at the Great Lakes Judging Center

Additional Information:  Apparently endemic and frequent to the western slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes at altitudes ranging from 4,920 feet (1,500 m) to 10,170 feet (3,100 m).

Synonyms:

Pleurothallis filifera  Lindl.

Pleurothallis macra  Lindl.

Zosterophyllanthos macrus (Lindl.) Szlach. & Marg.

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