Acronia phalangifera  (Presl) Luer

From the Greek phalangiferus, "spider-bearing", in allusion to the inflorescence.

Section:  Acronia

Plant ID:  00882(two on the left)/02305

Clonal Name: 'Free Spirit' (on 00882)  (awarded as Pleurothallis phalangifera)

Award:  CCM/AOS of 83 points given on 11-29-2003 at the Saginaw Valley Orchid Society show.

Additional Information:  Frequent and variable in its wide distribution through the Andes from Venezuela into Peru at altitudes from 4,920 feet (1,500 m) to 9,840 feet (3,000 m). 

Synonyms:

Pleurothallis phalangifera  (Presl) Rchb.f.

Pleurothallis decurva  Lindl.

Pleurothallis mathewsii  Lindl.

Pleurothallis bogotensis  Lindl.

Humboldtia decurva  (Lindl.) Kuntze

Humboldtia phalangifera  (Presl) Kuntze

Humboldtia mathewsii  (Lindl.) Kuntze

Pleurothallis schnitteri  Schltr.

Pleurothallis ineziae  Schltr.

Pleurothallis werneri  Schltr.

Pleurothallis nasuta  Schltr.

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