Lepanthopsis astrophora (Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl.) Garay, Caldasia 8: 520 (1962).
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| Lepanthopsis astrophora (Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl.) Garay; Photos by Gerrit Verhellen |
Family:
Orchidaceae.
Synonym Name:
Pleurothallis astrophora Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl.
English Name:
The Star-Bearing Inflorescence Lepanthopsis.
Description:
Surrounded by 4 to 6 thin thorns, the leaf sheaths small, fluffy, bearing a apical, erect, elliptical, elliptical applet with the base of the petiole, erect, to 12 cm long loose, curved, cluster-like flowers, growing from the apex of the inflorescence with up to 6 flowers open simultaneously and above the leaves.
Distribution:
Colombia, Venezuela.
Ecological:
It is an epiphytic, miniature orchid species that can be found growing in wet, mountainous forests and cloud forests. At elevations of 750 to 1600 m.
Flowering times:
Blooms in the spring, summer and fall.
Cultivation:
Light: Shade
Temperature: Intermediate to Hot
Watering: Damp
Ref:
orchidspecies.com
ipni.org
powo.science.kew.org
Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
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