Pleurothallis (Effusiella) convallaria

[RosieC]

Ooh, that's cool. Such furry cute flowers.

The plant imediately reminds me of an unusual looking one you had already posted, but I had to look up the name. The leaves remind me of the Pleurothallis (Acronia) penelops. I know they are pretty different, but if you imagine this one tilting the leaves down and down and down, so that the top is turning upside down, and the leaves lengthening then it starts to get there. The flowers effiectively come from the same place as well.

I know... I'm talking nonsence... but this one has helped me understand the Acronia and how something as different looking as the Acronia can fit into the pluro alliance.

[Duane McDowell]

Originally Posted by RosieC

Ooh, that's cool. Such furry cute flowers.

The plant imediately reminds me of an unusual looking one you had already posted, but I had to look up the name. The leaves remind me of the Pleurothallis (Acronia) penelops. I know they are pretty different, but if you imagine this one tilting the leaves down and down and down, so that the top is turning upside down, and the leaves lengthening then it starts to get there. The flowers effiectively come from the same place as well.

I know... I'm talking nonsence... but this one has helped me understand the Acronia and how something as different looking as the Acronia can fit into the pluro alliance.

Not nonsense at all! If you look at the plants, there are many similarities. If you examine the flowers, there are even more! It's a huge group, and it's very diverse. Then you add in the rest of the pleurothallidinae (Restrepia, Masdevallia, Stelis, Lepanthes, etc...) and you start to get an idea of how terribly addictive they can be!