Trichocentrum tigrinum

"Trichocentrum tigrinum Linden & Rchb.f. is native to Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. This orchid was originally discovered in the Amazon forests, where it occurs on trees growing on the upper Rio Negro basin near the southwestern border with Venezuela" 

Trichocentrum tigrinum Linden & Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1869: 892 (1869).

Trichocentrum tigrinum Linden & Rchb.f., Photo by Álvaro Pacheco

Trichocentrum tigrinum Linden & Rchb.f., Video by Álvaro Pacheco 

its native range is Ecuador to Peru.

Latin Name: 

Trichocentrum tigrinum Linden & Rchb.f.

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Trichocentrum tigrinum var. splendens L.Linden & Rodigas

English Name:

The Tiger-Like Trichocentrum.

Description: 

With elliptic, obtuse, stiffly coriaceous, gradually narrows below into the conduplicate base leaves with a basal, tubular, scarious bract that requires a wet spring and dryer winter rest to set the buds, occuring in the spring and summer on a short to 7.5 cm long, lateral, laxly pendant, 1 to 2 flowered inflorescence with acute, lanceolate bracts and carrying fragrant lily of the valley scented flowers. It also likes to have bright light if not some direct sun.

Distribution:

Ecuador, Peru.

Ecological:

A warm to hot growing, miniature sized, caespitose epiphyte, from Ecuador and northern Peru in seasonally dry forests on the western slopes of the Andes at elevations of sea level to 700 m.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the spring and summer.

Flower size:

6.0 cm.

Cultivation:

Climate: Warm

Air Circulation: High

Light: High

Humidity: Low

Fertilizer: Weekly

Typus:

Reference: 

theplantlist.org

https://www.ipni.org/n/660478-1

http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:660478-1

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

https://travaldo.blogspot.com/2018/04/trichocentrum-tigrinum-care-and-culture.html

https://www.ecuagenera.com/Trichocentrum-tigrinum/en