Psychopsiella limminghei

"Psychopsiella limminghei (E.Morren ex Lindl.) Lückel & Braem  is native to Venezuela and Brazil. The reference plant for this species was found near Caracas in Venezuela, but since then it has been found only in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil"

 Psychopsiella limminghei (E.Morren ex Lindl.) Lückel & Braem, Orchidee (Hamburg) 33(1): 7 (1982).

Psychopsiella limminghei (E.Morren ex Lindl.) Lückel & Braem, Photo by David G Hunt

its native range is Brazil (Rio de Janeiro).

Latin Name: 

Psychopsiella limminghei (E.Morren ex Lindl.) Lückel & Braem

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Oncidium echinophorum Barb.Rodr.

Oncidium limminghei É.Morren ex Lindl.

Psychopsis limminghei (É.Morren ex Lindl.) M.W.Chase

English Name:

Limminghe's Psychopsiella (Belgian Noble and Botanical Angel 1800's).

Description: 

With small heart shaped, overlapping, compressed psuedobulbs enveloped basally by several white, prominently nerved sheaths that are evanescent with 2, elliptic, obtuse mottled red, dull green leaves and does best mounted on cork or treefern to accomodate the ascending rhizome that blooms in the late spring thropugh fall on an erect to arcuate, basal, 15 cm long, one to few (to 5), successively flowered, wiry inflorescence that has lanceolate, acute bracts and all arising with a new growth.

Distribution:

Brazil Southeast.

Ecological:

As a mini-miniature sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with pseudobulbs and leaves that grow flat against the tree.

Flowering times:

Bloome in the late spring thropugh fall.

Flower size:

4.0 cm

Cultivation:

LIGHT: 

1800-2500 fc. Light should be somewhat filtered or diffused, and plants should not be exposed to direct midday sun. Strong air movement should be provided at all times.

TEMPERATURES: 

Summer days average 77-80F (25-27C), and nights average 66-68F (19-20C), with a diurnal range of 11-12F (6-7C).

HUMIDITY: 

75-80% year-round.

WATER: 

Rainfall is moderate to heavy most of the year, but conditions are somewhat drier in winter. Cultivated plants should be watered often while actively growing, but drainage should be excellent and conditions around the roots should never be stale or soggy.

FERTILIZER: 

1/4-1/2 recommended strength, applied weekly when plants are actively growing. Many growers use a balanced fertilizer throughout the year; but others prefer to use a high-nitrogen fertilizer from spring

through midsummer, then switch to one with high phosphates in late summer and autumn.

Typus:

Reference: 

- theplantlist.org

- https://www.ipni.org/n/911204-1

- http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:911204-1

- http://www.orchidspecies.com/psychopsiellalimminghei.htm.

- https://travaldo.blogspot.com/2018/01/psychopsiella-limminghei-care-and-culture.html

- https://www.orchidculture.com/COD/FREE/FS1278.html