Pleurothallis cactantha  Luer

From the Greek kaktos, "a spiney plant", and anthos, "flower" in allusion to the spiney flowers.

Subgenus:  Specklinia

Section:  Hymenodanthae

Subsection:  Apodae-Caespitosae

Plant ID:  02017

Clonal Name: 'Free Spirit' 

Award:  CBR/AOS given on 08/10/03 at the Cincinnati Judging Center

Additional Information:  Apparently endemic in the cloud forests around Cerro Jefe east of the canal zone in Panama at altitudes of 2,130 feet (600 m) to 3,280 feet (1,000 m).

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