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Guarianthe abbreviated as Gur. in horticultural trade, is a small genus of epiphytic orchids. It has been separated from Cattleya based on phylogenetic studies with DNA sequence data
Distribution[]
This genus is distributed through the wet forests in Central America and northern South America.
Description[]
They are epiphytic orchids with two to three leave and a club shaped column with four pollina
Culture[]
Plants should be grown in warm temperature with bright light. Water about twice a week in the summer and reduce to once a week as winter approaches. Plants can be grown in a well drain coarse mixture of bark and perlite or mounted.
Naming[]
The genus is based on Guaria, a Costa Rican word for orchid, and the Greek anthe, or flower.
Species[]
- Guarianthe aurantiaca (Bateman) Dressler & W.E. Higgins 2003
- Guarianthe bowringiana (Veitch) Dressler & W.E. Higgins 2003
- Guarianthe patinii (Cogn.) Dressler & W.E. Higgins 2003
- Guarianthe skinneri (Bateman) Dressler & W.E. Higgins 2003
Natural Hybrids[]
- Guarianthe × guatemalensis (= G. aurantiaca × G. skinneri.) (T. Moore) W.E. Higgins 2003
Resources[]
Guaranthe, A generic Name for the Cattleya skinneri Complex (Lankesteriana 2003)
References[]
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