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Orchid Species: Pleurothallis truncata
(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)
Pleurothallis truncata is an orchid species identified by Lindl. in 1837.
ORIGIN: A medium to large caespitose, cool to cold growing epiphytic and sometime lithophytic species found in Ecuador at altitudes of 1700 to 3000 meters.
DESCRIPTION: A medium to large caespitose, cool to cold growing epiphytic and sometime lithophytic species found in Ecuador at altitudes of 1700 to 3000 meters with elongate, terete, slender ramicauls enveloped basally by 2 close, tubular sheaths and another 2, one at the middle and the other below the middle and carrying a single, apical, elliptic, acute, attenuate to the short conduplicate base leaf that blooms on a 1 or more, apical, racemose, 3 to 4 [7.5 to 10 cm] long, several to many flowered inflorescence arising from a small spathe and holds the successive opening flowers tight against the mid leaf all occurring in the winter and spring.
FLOWER SIZE: 1/8 inch [0.33 cm]
-- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the
Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
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