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Lepanthes grandiflora

Lepanthes grandiflora

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Lepanthes
Species: Lths. grandiflora
Alliance:
Binomial name
Lepanthes grandiflora
Ames & C. Schweinf. 1930


Lepanthes grandiflora is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Lepanthes.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the fall with several 1cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in Costa Rica at elevations of 500 to 2000 meters

Culture[]

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

Naming[]

Common Names:The Large Flowered Lepanthes

Synonyms[]

  1. Lepanthes jennyi Luer 1991
  2. Lepanthes mulderae Luer 1987
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