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Lepanthes ophioglossa

Lepanthes ophioglossa

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Lepanthes
Species: Lths. ophioglossa
Alliance:
Binomial name
Lepanthes ophioglossa
Luer 1983


Lepanthes ophioglossa is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Lepanthes.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the winter with successive 1 cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in the cloud forest of Ecuador at elevations of 1500 to 2300 meters

Culture[]

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

Naming[]

Common Names:The Snake Tongued Lepanthes

Synonym[]

  1. Lepanthes drymocharis Luer & Hirtz 1993
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