Pleuro cobraeformis

[MoreWater]

my fave pleuro

update: new name is Acronia cobriformis

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[Heather]

That's cute, and it does remind me a little of a cobra.

 

[Ron-NY]

very cute!!!

 

[Park Bear]

very nice

 

[cdub]

That's neato!


*chris gets some paper and starts scratching figures on how much it would cost to setup a small terrarium to grow pleuros.*

 

[MoreWater]

you won't need a terrarium for this one. I grow it out in the open (which means anywhere from 25-80% RH, depending on the time of year) on a wood mount. Oh wait, it's now on a tree fern mount, thanks to a babysitter.

A couple more photos - a crop of the first one, and a closer look.

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[gore42]

That is a very cool one.... great pattern on the dorsal.

- Matt

 

[gonewild]

The dorsal looks like the shell of a small beetle.
How big is the flower?

 

[MoreWater]

between 6-7 mm diameter in all directions.

 

[Heather]

Thanks for the close up, I was having trouble imagining what it looked like.

 

[SlipperFan]

Cute spots!

 

[L I Jane]

Well isn't that a little cutie!

 

[gonewild]

Do you know where it is native to?

 

[MoreWater]

Panama.

Okay, I have now done the research I should have done earlier. It should be spelled cobriformis per Kew monocots db, and per pleurothallids.com it is now Acronia cobriformis. I really dislike having to learn new names.

 

[NYEric]

pleurothallids.com it is now Acronia cobriformis. I really dislike having to learn new names.

Nice photo's. Luckily, Lynn O'shaunesy's site has most of the new names but you're right it's annoying. I won the bid on a 10 jet ultrasonic fogger on eBay so from now on [if I get a good timer] I should have good luck w/ pleuro's and Masdie's.