Plants in genus platystele
Plants in genus platystele
Platystele reflexa
This cloud forest, cool-growing small epiphyte is found in Ecuador and has erect, stout ramicauls enveloped by ribbed sheaths. It blooms in spring with a slender, many-flowered inflorescence.
Platystele gerritseniana
A mini-miniature sized epiphyte native to Ecuador, this plant has terete ramicauls enveloped by papery sheaths and obovate, obtuse leaves with a tridenticulate apex. It blooms in the summer.