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Acineta antioquiae

Acineta antioquiae 2

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Gongoreae
SubTribe: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Acineta
Species: Acn. antioquiae
Alliance:
Binomial name
Acineta antioquiae
Schltr. 1917


Acineta antioquiae is a species from the genus Acineta.

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing in the canopy of the montane forest of Colombia.

Description[]

Plants bloom from spring to summer with many fragrant flowers.

Culture[]

Plants are usually grown in wooden baskets in partial shade. Use a well drain potting media such as medium fir bark with perlite, tree fern fibers, or sphagnum moss. Keep area humid and grow in cool to warm temperatures. Keep mix moist. Plant requires a short dry rest in the winter.

Varities[]

Image Name Description
Acineta antioquiae Acineta antioquiae Sepals are white and petals are yellow, lip is yellow

Naming[]

Common Name:The Antioquia Acineta

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