Pleurothallis pyelophera Pfahl 2013

Pleurothallis pyelophera (Luer) Pfahl (2013: 1). Acronia pyelophera Luer (2016: 247, f. 3.). Basionym. Holotype. Ecuador • Morona-Santiago: Without collection data, collected by Ecuagenera, cultivated in Howell, MI, Feb. 2006, L. O’Shaughnessy 3233 (Holotype: MO-2490851!). Additional specimen examined. Ecuador • Zamora-Chinchipe: Cerca de Pachicutza, 1450 m, 26 September 2025, M. Jiménez 2669 (HUTPL!). Notes. Pleurothallis pyelophera was originally described as Acronia pyelophera Luer by Luer (2006) from an Ecuadorian specimen without a known locality, collected by Ecuagenera, presumably in Morona-Santiago Province, and subsequently imported and cultivated in Howell, Michigan, United States. Here, we confirm the presence of this species in Zamora-Chinchipe Province, southeastern Ecuador. Flowering individuals were found, photographed, and collected at the confirmed locality. Both dark- and pale-flowered forms were observed in this species.