Prosthechea mariae

Prosthechea mariae (Ames) W.E.Higgins, Phytologia 82(5): 379 (1998).

Prosthechea mariae (Ames) W.E.Higgins, Photo by Daniel Nolte

its native range is E. & Central Mexico.

Latin Name: 

Prosthechea mariae (Ames) W.E.Higgins

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Encyclia mariae (Ames) Hoehne

Epidendrum mariae Ames

Euchile mariae (Ames) Withner

English Name:

Marie's Epidendrum (Mary Oestland - wife of Discoverer of species 1900's).

Description: 

With 2 to 3, towards the apex, waxy gray, oblong or elliptic-oblong, acute foliage and ovoid, clustered, psuedobulbs is found at altitudes of 1000 to 1200 m in dry oak forests in NW Mexico only, is best mounted on wood, and blooms in spring and summer with fragrant flowers on an apical, 5 to 27 cm long, suberect to arching, few (1 to 5) flowered inflorescence and is a semi-deciduous plant that requires a dry winter rest, moderate light and mounting on wood or tree fern.

Distribution:

Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast.

Ecological:

A warm to cool growing, medium sized, pendant epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms in spring and summer.

Flower size:

8.0 cm.

Cultivation:

Plants grow in cool to intermediate 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.

Typus:

Reference: 

theplantlist.org

https://www.ipni.org/n/1001275-1

http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1001275-1

http://www.orchidspecies.com/encycliamariae.htm.

https://orchids.fandom.com/wiki/Prosthechea_mariae.