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Brassia wageneri

Brassia wageneri

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
SubTribe: Oncidiinae
Genus: Brassia
Species: Brs. wageneri
Alliance:
Binomial name
Brassia wageneri
Rchb. f. 1845


Brassia wageneri is an epiphytic orchid from the genus Brassia.

Description[]

Plants bloom in the spring with eight to fifteen 12 cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plants are found in the montane forest of Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador at elevations of 480 to 1800 meters

Culture[]

Grow in intermediate conditions with moderate light. Water the plant right before the potting mix starts to dry. Plants should be potted in a well drain medium such as medium fir bark.

Naming[]

Common name: Wagner's Brassia

Synonyms[]

  1. Brassia bicolor Rolfe 1892
  2. *Oncidium wageneri (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f. 1866
  3. Brassia cryptophthalma Rchb. f. 1879
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