Genus:
Pleurothallis Life
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> Family: Orchidaceae
Five species cultivated.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Pleurothallis caespitosa
Native to Brazil. |
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Pleurothallis gelida
Native from Florida to Peru. |
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Pleurothallis tribuloides
Native to central America and the West Indies. |
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Pleurothallis tuerckheimii
Native to Guatemala. |
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Pleurothallis violacea
Native to Mexico. |
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