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Kefersteinia laminata

Kefersteinia laminata

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Maxillarieae
SubTribe: Zygopetalinae
Genus: Kefersteinia
Species: Kefst. laminata
Alliance:
Binomial name
Kefersteinia laminata
Rchb.f. 1885


Kefersteinia laminata is a species of genus Kefersteinia

Description[]

Plants bloom at anytime of the year with a single 2 cm wide flower.

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing in Colombia and Ecuador at elevations of 1000 to 1300 meters

Culture[]

Keep plant in intermediate to warm temperatures with moderate light. Potting media should not be allowed to dry out. Keep moist but not soggy. Water about every five to seven days. Plants should be potted in a well drain mix with medium fir bark with some perlite or in tree fern fibers. Plant is best grown in a basket

Naming[]

Common Names: The The Scaly Kefersteinia

Synonym[]

  1. ygopetalum forcipatum Hort. 1885
  2. Zygopetalum laminatum Rchb.f. 1885
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