Pabstiella elegantula

Pabstiella elegantula (Cogn.) Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 112: 119 (2007).

Pabstiella elegantula (Cogn.) Luer, Photo by Vaughan Nelson

 its native range is Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo). 

Latin Name: 

Pabstiella elegantula (Cogn.) Luer

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Pabstiella avenacea (Ames) Luer

Pabstiella leucosepala (Loefgr.) F.Barros & C.F.Hall

Pleurothallis avenacea Ames

Pleurothallis elegantula Cogn.

Pleurothallis leucosepala Loefgr.

Pleurothallis mathildae Brade

Specklinia avenacea (Ames) Luer

Specklinia elegantula (Cogn.) Luer

Specklinia leucosepala (Loefgr.) Luer

Trichosalpinx mathildae (Brade) Toscano & Luer

English Name:

The Elegant Pleurothallis.

Description: 

With erect,ramicauls enveloped by 3 trumpet-shaped sheaths and carrying light green, oblanceolate, faintly keeled, rounded apically, attenuate below into the base leaf that blooms mid winter through spring on a 7 cm long, 4 to 6 flowered inflorescence carrying almost simultaneously opening, unpleasantly scented flowers.

Distribution:

Brazil Southeast.

Ecological:

In original cloud forests at elevations of 900 to 1600 m as a as a mini-miniature sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms in mid winter through spring.

Flower size:

5.0 mm.

Cultivation:

Keep plant in partial shade. Plant can be grown in cool to intermediate conditions. Pot the plant in fine bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. Water regularly and keep potting media moist..

Typus:

Reference: 

theplantlist.org

https://www.ipni.org/n/77094083-1

http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77094083-1

http://www.orchidspecies.com/pleuravenecea.htm.

https://orchids.fandom.com