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Platystele stenostachya is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Platystele.
Description[]
Plant blooms from summer to fall with few 4 mm wide flowers.
Distribution[]
Plants are found growing in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Surinam, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia at elevations of 0 to 1700 meters
Culture[]
Keep plant in partial shade. Plant can be grown in cool to warm conditions. Pot the plant in fine bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. Water regularly and keep potting media moist.
Varities[]
| Image | Name | Description |
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Platystele stenostachya variant | Sepals and petals are yellow, lip is yellow |
Naming[]
Common Names:The Thin Inflorescence Platystele
Synonyms[]
- Humboldtia dubia (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Kuntze 1891
- Humboldtia stenostachya (Rchb.f.) Kuntze 1891
- Humboltia dubia (A. Rich. & Galeotti) Kuntze 1891
- Humboltia stenostachya (Rchb. f.) Kuntze 1891
- Pleurothallis dubia A. Rich. & Galeotti 1845
- Pleurothallis dubia var. myriantha Schltr. 1922
- Pleurothallis lankesteri Rolfe 1914
- Pleurothallis minutiflora S. Watson 1888
- Pleurothallis myriantha F. Lehm. & Kraenzl. 1899
- *Pleurothallis stenostachya Rchb. f. 1844
- Pleurothallis stenostachya var. lankesteri (Rolfe) Ames 1924