Catasetum lanciferum

Catasetum lanciferum Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 27: t. 5, f. 5 (1841).

Catasetum lanciferum Lindl., Photo by Alexandre Koskas

its native range is Brazil (Minas Gerais). 

Latin Name: 

Catasetum lanciferum Lindl.

Family: 

Orchidaceae Juss.

Synonym:

Catasetum appendiculatum Schltr.

English Name:

The Small Sword Catasetum.

Description: 

With elliptical pseudobulbs enveloped by leafless and leafbearing sheaths carrying linear-oblanceolate, medium green, plicate, 3 nerved leaves that blooms in the spring and summer on a male inflorescence - almost erect then arching, to 35 cm long, to 20 flowered or a female inflorescence that is almost straight, to 18 cm long, and carrying up to 3 flowers.

Distribution:

Brazil Southeast.

Ecological:

At elevations of 500 to 1000 m as a medium sized, warm growing epiphyte.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the spring and summer. 

Flower size:

6.8 cm.

Cultivation:

Grow in intermediate to warm conditions with partially bright light. Water regularly during growing season and when plants drop leaves during dormancy reduce watering. During dormancy only water about twice a month to keep pseudobulbs from shriveling. Resume watering normally when new growths occur in spring. Plants can die easily from over watering. Plants are usually grown in bark with perlite, cork, full sphagnum moss, and tree fern. Female flowers will often be produced when high light and low moisture is present. While male flowers are produced in shadier situation of higher moisture.

Type Information:

Reference: 

theplantlist.org

https://www.ipni.org/n/621850-1

http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:621850-1

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

https://www.ecuagenera.com/Stelis-bivalvis/en

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