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Pleurothallis ascera

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Species of plant

Pleurothallis ascera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Pleurothallis
Species: P. ascera
Binomial name
Pleurothallis ascera
Carlyle A. Luer; Rodrigo Escobar

Pleurothallis ascera is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae.

Distribution

It is native to Colombia. It is found in the Andes around 1800 meters.

Description

It is an epiphyte with stout, erect ramicauls enveloped tubular sheaths, and flower size of 2.5 centimeters.

Taxonomy

It was named by Carlyle A. Luer and Rodrigo Escobar in: Orquideologia 20: 36. in 1996.

References

  1. "Pleurothallis ascera Luer & R.Escobar | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  2. "IOSPE PHOTOS". www.orchidspecies.com. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  3. "Pleurothallis ascera Luer and R.Escobar". gbif.org.
Taxon identifiers
Pleurothallis ascera


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