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Galeandra leptoceras

Galeandra leptoceras

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
SubTribe: Cyrtopodiinae
Genus: Galeandra
Species: Gal. leptoceras
Alliance:
Binomial name
Galeandra leptoceras
Schltr. 1920


Galeandra leptoceras is a species of Galeandra

Description[]

Plant blooms from fall to winter with few flowers

Distribution[]

The plants are found growing in Colombia

Culture[]

Plants grow in warm conditions with moderate lighting. Pot in fine bark or sphagnum moss. Water regularly during the summer, about once every two days and gradually reduce as winter approaches. Plants can be watered infrequently in the winter to keep the pseudobulbs from shriveling, but withhold watering until new shoots appear.

Naming[]

Common Name: The Thin Horned Galeandra

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