Cuitlauzina pulchella (Bateman ex Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.Williams

"Cuitlauzina pulchella (Bateman ex Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.Williams is native to Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador. In Mexico, the plants meet in the state of Chiapas. They usually grow as epiphytes in pine and oak forests at heights of 1400-2100 m, but sometimes they are found in more humid forests"

 Cuitlauzina pulchella (Bateman ex Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.Williams, Selbyana 24(1): 44 (2003) (2003). 

Cuitlauzina pulchella (Bateman ex Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.Williams by Hiroaki Sasaki

its native range is Mexico (Chiapas) to Nicaragua.

Latinh Name: 

Cuitlauzina pulchella (Bateman ex Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.Williams

Synonym:

Cuitlauzina pandurata (Garay) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams

Odontoglossum pulchellum Bateman ex Lindl.

Odontoglossum pulchellum var. dormanianum B.S.Williams

Osmoglossum panduratum Garay

Osmoglossum pulchellum (Bateman ex Lindl.) Schltr.

Osmoglossum pulchellum f. dormanianum (B.S.Williams) O.Gruss & M.Wolff

English Name:

The Beautiful Osmoglossum.

Description: 

With clustered, ovoid to ovoid-ellipsoid, compressed, ancipitous pseudobulbs enveloped basally by several, imbricate, distichous, membraneous, leaf-bearing sheaths carrying 2 to 3 apical, coriaceous, erect spreading, linear-ligulate , acute, leaves that blooms in the fall and winter with an erect to pendulous, 12 to 50 cm long, raceme with 3 to 4 scarious bracts and triangular, scarious floral bracts that is shorter than the leaves arising on a mature pseudobulb with 4 to 10, fragrant, non-resupinate, long-lasting flowers.

Distribution:

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua.

Ecological:

As a medium sized, cool to cold growing, epiphytic species from montane forests at elevations of 1200 to 2600 m. 

Flowering times:

Blooms in the fall.

Flower size:

4.0 cm.

Cultivation:

Grow plants in cool to intermediate temperatures in partial shade to bright light. Water plant when mix drys. During the winter give plants a slight dryout between waterings. Water approximately once a week. Pot plants in a well drain mix such as medium fir bark with perlite or charcoal and tree fern fibers.

Climate: Intermediate

Air Circulation: High

Light: Medium

Humidity: Medium

Fertilizer: Weekly

Type:

Bateman, J. [s.n.], Guatemala K000079707 Unknown type material