RHH's photos with the keyword: acronia

Acronia stricta or Pleurothallis stricta as it was once named, is from Colombia and Ecuador. The plant is six inches tall with flower spikes again that long. The flowers are three-quarters of an inch.

Here's the same orchid as the last post, but showing the growth habit. The leaves are very rigid and are held on very stiff stems as well. The leaves are 8cm long (3") and the plant is 15cm tall (6").

Hardly recognizable as an orchid, this species belongs to a group of orchids called Pleurothallids, many of which grow at high elevations in Central and South America and all are from the New World. The species name here, canidentis, means "dog's tooth" and refers to the shape of the petals. The flower lies mostly flat at the base of a long heart-shaped leaf. The plant comes from Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia.

Previously classified as a Pleurothallis, this species is from Ecuador.

Previously classified as a Pleurothallis, this species is from Ecuador.

A small plant from Colombia and Ecuador with tall spikes of these odd flowers. It is also known as Pleurothallis stricta.