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Lepanthes chorista

Lepanthes chorista

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Lepanthes
Species: Lths. chorista
Alliance:
Binomial name
Lepanthes chorista
Luer & Hirtz 1992


Lepanthes chorista is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Lepanthes.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the summer with a single successive flower. Flowers are 3 mm wide.

Distribution[]

Plant is found in the cloud forest from Southeastern Ecuador to Northeastern Peru at elevations around 1200 to 1600 meters

Culture[]

Keep plant in partial shade. Plant can be grown in intermediate conditions. Pot the plant in fine bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. Water regularly and keep potting media moist.

Naming[]

Common Names: The cutter shape lepanthes

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