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Barbosella cogniauxiana

Barbosella cogniauxiana

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


Barbosella cogniauxiana is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Barbosella.

Description[]

Plants bloom from spring to summer with a single 2 cm wide flower.

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing in the forest of Sao Paulo, 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: Cogniaux's Barbosella

Synonyms[]

  1. Barbosella handroi Hoehne 1934
  2. Barbosella porschii (Kraenzl.) Schltr. 1918
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