Wittmackia eriostachya (Mez) Aguirre-Santoro |
Distribution: eastern Jamaica
Habitat: epiphyte in moist montane forest, at the edges of forests, 300–1250 m. Elev.
Etymology: The specific epithet comes from the Greek erion (=wool) and stachys (=spike). It probably refers to the characteristic brown-tomentose-lepidote indument present in floral bracts and flowers.