Dinema polybulbon (Sw.) Lindl.

 Dinema polybulbon Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 111 (1831).

Dinema polybulbon Lindl., Photo by Lorenzo Sparti

Dinema polybulbon Lindl., Photo by José Santos da Costa

its native range is Mexico to Central America, Caribbean.

Synonyms:

Bulbophyllum occidentale Spreng.

Dinema cubincola (Borhidi) H.Dietr.

Encyclia polybulbon (Sw.) Dressler

Epidendrum cubincola Borhidi

Epidendrum polybulbon Sw.

Epidendrum polybulbon var. luteoalbum Miethe

English name:

The Many Bulbed Encyclia

Flower Size:

3.0 cm.

Distribution:

Belize, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Windward Is.

Ecological:

In humid mixed forests on oaks as a mini-miniature sized, warm to cold growing epiphyte or lithophyte, at elevations of 650-3250 m.

Culture:

Climate: Intermediate Cool

Air Circulation: Medium

Light: Low

Humidity: High

Fertilizer: Bimonthly

Plants grow in cool to warm conditions and can be grown in fine size fir bark with perlite. Plant prefers drying periods between watering and bright light is recommended. Lengthen drying period a bit in the winter. Plant can be mounted

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