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Barbosella australis

Barbosella australis

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Barbosella
Species: Bar. australis
Alliance:
Binomial name
Barbosella australis
(Cogn.) Schltr. 1918


Barbosella australis is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Barbosella.

Description[]

Plants bloom in the summer with a single 5 cm long flower.

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing in Southern Brazil

Culture[]

Keep plant in partial shade. Plant can be grown in cool to cold conditions. Pot the plant in fine bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. Water regularly and keep potting media moist. Pot the plant in fine bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. Water regularly and keep potting media moist. Plants can be mounted.

Naming[]

Common Names: The Southern Barbosella

Synonyms[]

  1. Barbosella australis var. loefgrenii (Cogn.) Hoehne 1947
  2. Barbosella loefgrenii (Cogn.) Schltr. 1918
  3. *Restrepia australis Cogn. 1906
  4. Restrepia loefgrenii Cogn. 1906
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