Ornithocephalus manabina Dodson, Selbyana 7: 355 (-356) (1984).
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| Ornithocephalus manabina Dodson, Photo by Nancy Anne Rowe |
Family:
Orchidaceae.
Synonym Name:
No synonyms are recorded for this name.
English Name:
The Manabi Ornithocephalus (A Department of Ecuador).
Description:
Small species with fan-shaped growths the produces pendent spikes of cute whitish flowers. New growths emerge as new fans from the original plant, and growths continue to flower year after year. Easy, free-flowering species suited to terrariums. Intermediate to warm growing.
Distribution:
Ecuador.
Ecological:
at elevations of 250 to 550 m.
Flowering times:
Blooms in the spring.
Flower size:
5 mm
Cultivation:
Plants should be grown in shady conditions with warm temperatures. Plants do best mounted on cork or tree fern fibers and prefer to be dried out between waterings.
Type:
holotype SEL
Ref:
orchidspecies.com
ipni.org
powo.science.kew.org
orchids.fandom.com/wiki/Ornithocephalus_manabina
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