Pleurothallis

Pleurothallis

▪ plant genus
      genus of more than 1,000 species of tropical American orchids, family Orchidaceae, that grow on other plants and range greatly in size. The flowers may be solitary or borne on a short spike.

      The flowers are primarily in tints and shades of yellow combined with white, red, green, or brown. The widow orchid (P. macrophylla) is a dark, deep purple.

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