Ponthieva appendiculata Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 116 (1915).
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| Ponthieva appendiculata Schltr., Photo by Francisco Tobar Suàrez |
its native range is Colombia to Ecuador.
Latin Name:
Ponthieva appendiculata Schltr.
Family:
Orchidaceae Juss.
Synonym:
No synonyms are recorded for this name.
English Name:
The Appendaged Ponthieva.
Description:
With fleshy villose roots giving rise to 1 to 2, basal, villose throughout, oblanceolate, acute to sub-acumiante, gradually tapering below into the sessile base leaves that blooms on an erect to somewhat arcuate, long-pedunculate, to 20 cm long, villose throughout, few flowered inflorescence with ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, villose floral bracts.
Distribution:
Colombia, Ecuador.
Ecological:
At elevations of 2300 to 3000 m as a small sized, cold growing terrestrial.
Flowering times:
Blooms in the summer.
Flower size:
1.0 cm.
Cultivation:
Grow under shade. Plant grows in cool to cold temperatures and should be water regularly year round and reduced after flowering. Keep potting media moist. Pot with 70% fine to medium grade perlite or clay and 30% soil or peat, or in fine bark with leaf litter.
Type Information:
Distribution Of Types:
Ecuador (Western South America, Southern America)
Reference:
theplantlist.org
https://www.ipni.org/n/208165-2
http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:208165-2
http://www.orchidspecies.com/ponappendicula.htm
https://orchids.fandom.com/wiki/Ponthieva
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