Prosthechea baculus

Prosthechea baculus (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins, Phytologia 82(5): 376 (1998).

Prosthechea baculus (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins, Photo by Bob Cleveland

its native range is Mexico to Central America, Brazil.

Latinh Name: 

Prosthechea baculus (Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Anacheilium baculus (Rchb.f.) Withner & P.A.Harding

Anacheilium confusum (Rolfe) Withner & P.A.Harding

Encyclia baculus (Rchb.f.) Dressler & G.E.Pollard

Encyclia pentotis (Rchb.f.) Dressler

Epidendrum acuminatum Sessé & Moc.

Epidendrum baculus Rchb.f.

Epidendrum beyrodtianum Schltr.

Epidendrum confusum Rolfe

Epidendrum pentotis Rchb.f.

Prosthechea confusa (Rolfe) W.E.Higgins

English Name:

The Stake-Like Anacheilium (refers to the pseudobulbs appearance).

Description: 

With fusiform, slightly compressed pseudobulbs carrying 2 to 3, towards the apex, lanceolate to ligulate-elliptic, obtuse leaves that blooms in the spring and summer and fall with an apical, short to 6.25 cm, erect, 2 to 3 flowered inflorescence with a prominent basal sheath arising on a newly matured, fusiform, cylindric, bifoliate pseudobulb giving rise to strongly fragrant [honey], inverted flowers.

Distribution:

Belize, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá.

Ecological:

This medium sized, hot to cool growing, cockleshell epiphytic species in lower montane forests at altitudes of 400 to 1700 m.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the spring and summer and fall.

Flower size:

7.5 cm.

Cultivation:

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

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