Lepanthes pleurothallopsis Luer & Escobar, Orquideologia 19(2): 107-110. 1994.
TYPE: Colombia. Dept. of Quindío: Munic. of Salento. alt. 2800 m, collected by E. Valencia. Jan. 1991, flowered in cultivation at Colomborquídeas. 12 Dec. 1992. R. Escobar 5007 (holotype, MO; C. Luer illustr. 16569; illustration of type).
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