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Epigeneium amplum is a species of genus Epigeneium
Description[]
Plant blooms from fall to winter with one to two 7.5 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Distribution[]
Plants are found growing on limestone rocks in the forest of China, Assam India, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand at elevations of 500 to 2100 meters
Culture[]
Plant grows in cool to warm temperatures with medium amounts of light. Keep plant moist and fertilize during growth season. During winter withold watering until new shoots appear. Grow in a well drain mix of sphagnum moss or medium fir bark. Plants can also be mounted.
Naming[]
Common Names:The Large Epigeneium
Synonym[]
- Bulbophyllum amplum Rchb.f 1864
- Callista ampla (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891
- Callista coelogyne (Rchb. f.) Kuntze 1891
- *Dendrobium amplum Lindley ex Wall. 1830
- Dendrobium coelogyne Rchb.f 1871
- Epigeneium annamense (Guillaumin) Seidenf. 1980
- Epigeneium coelogyne (Rchb. f.) Summerh. 1957
- Katherinea ampla A.D. Hawkes 1956
- Katherinea coelogyne (Rchb. f.) A.D. Hawkes 1956
- Sarcopodium amplum (Lindl.) Lindl. & Paxton 1850
- Sarcopodium annamense Guillaumin 1955
- Sarcopodium coelogyne (Rchb. f.) Rolfe 1910