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Pleurothallis orchid

Pleurothallis sclerophylla

Description:

epiphytic orchid, blooms 1.5cm, pretty sure about the species

Habitat:

cloudforest, 3300m

Notes:

Spotted in Volcan Purace National Park.

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5 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks Rieko.

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

Interesting orchid!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks Yuko and technically Lauren, yes I was there in the dry season but it is quite a wet area year round. I was there for 4 days and it rained hard a few times.

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

Very nice little orchid, were you there in the dry season?

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Such a beautiful orchid!

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Huila, Colombia

Spotted on Jan 14, 2013
Submitted on Mar 30, 2013

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