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Coryanthes speciosa is an orchid species found in South America and bit of Central American as well.
Distribution[]
The plant is found in Trinidada & Tobago, French Guiana, Surinam, Guyana, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil at elevations around 100 meters
Description[]
Plant blooms during the summer with one to three flowers. Flowers are fragrant with the scent of mint.
Culture[]
Plant should be grown in shade. Keep in intermediate to warm temperatures and water regularly. Pot in medium fir bark or sphagnum moss. Keep humidity high. Plants are usually grown in baskets.
Naming[]
Common Name: The Outstanding Coryanthes
Synonym[]
- Coryanthes albertinae H. Karst. 1848
- Coryanthes barkeri Beer 1854
- Coryanthes maculata Hkr.
- Coryanthes maculata Lindl. 1835
- Coryanthes maculata var. punctata Lindl.
- Coryanthes maculata var. vitrina Rolfe 1895
- Coryanthes powellii Schltr. 1922
- Coryanthes punctata Beer
- Coryanthes splendens Barb. Rodr. 1877
- Coryanthes speciosa var alba Lindl. 1840
- Coryanthes speciosa var exima Cogn 1902
- Coryanthes speciosa var. punctata (Beer) G.Gerlach 1993
- Coryanthes speciosa var. sumneriana (Lindl.) G.Gerlach 1993
- Coryanthes speciosa var vitellina Morren 1846
- Coryanthes sumneriana Lindl. 1856
- Epidendrum galeatum Vell. 1831
- Gongora macrantha Hooker
- *Gongora speciosa Hkr. 1827
- Meliclis speciosa (Hook.) Raf. 1836