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Ascocentrum pumilum

Ascocentrum pumilum

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
SubTribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Ascocentrum
Species: Asctm. pumilum
Alliance:
Binomial name
Ascocentrum pumilum
(Hayata) Schltr. 1919


Ascocentrum pumilum is an species in the genus Ascocentrum.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the summer with many small flowers.

Distribution[]

Plants grow in the forest of Taiwan, China.

Culture[]

Plants are best grown in baskets or mounted. They require bright to full sunlight and intermediate to warm temperatures. If a plant is mounted, its roots must be watered frequently. Slightly reduce watering in the winter. Plants should be grown in media that drains well, such as tree fern fibers (for small plants), several pieces of coarse fir bark, or sphagnum moss.

Naming[]

Common Names: The Small Flowered Ascocentrum

Synonyms[]

  1. Ascolabium pumilum (Hayata) S.S.Ying 1977
  2. Saccolabium pumilum Hayata 1906
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