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Diploprora truncata

Diploprora truncata

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
SubTribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Diploprora
Species: Dpra. truncata
Alliance:
Binomial name
Diploprora truncata
Rolfe ex Downie 1925


Diploprora truncata is an species in the genus Diploprora.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the winter with five to seven 1.7 cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing in India to Northern Thailand at elevations around 1650 meters

Culture[]

Plant grows in moderate shade and intermediate temperatures depending on the species. Pot plants in medium fir bark or sphagnum moss. Plants can also be mounted. Water when the potting media is just approaching dryness, but still a bit moist and never allow the potting media to become bone dry.

Naming[]

Common Names:The Truncate Diploprora

Synonyms[]

  1. Stauropsis truncata (Rolfe ex Downie) Tang & F.T.Wang 1951
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