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Caucaea nubigena is an epiphytic orchid from the genus Caucaea.
Description[]
Plants bloom from fall to winter with three to twelve 3.75 cm wide flowers.
Distribution[]
Plants are found growing in Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador at 2500 to 3500 meters
Culture[]
Grow in cold to cool 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: The Mist Growing Caucaea
Synonyms[]
- Oncidium cucullatum Lindl. 1838
- Oncidium cucullatum Lindl. var. dolabratum J.E.Stacy 1975
- Oncidium cucullatum Lindl. var. macrochilum Lindl. 1855
- Oncidium cucullatum var. nubigenum (Lindl.) Lindl. 1855
- *Oncidium nubigenum Lindl.1833
- Oncidium olivaceum var. macrochilum (Lindl.) Sander 1901
- Oncidium olivaceum var. nubigenum (Lindl.) Sande 1901