Biology:Pleurothallis ascera

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Short description: Species of plant

Pleurothallis ascera
Scientific classification edit
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.[1]

Description

It is an epiphyte with stout, erect ramicauls enveloped tubular sheaths, and flower size of 2.5 centimeters.[2]

Taxonomy

It was named by Carlyle A. Luer and Rodrigo Escobar in: Orquideologia 20: 36. in 1996.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15437801 entry