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Trichosalpinx blaisdellii

Trichosalpinx blaisdellii

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Trichosalpinx
Species: Trchpnx. blaisdellii
Alliance:
Binomial name
Trichosalpinx blaisdellii
(S. Watson) Luer 1983


Trichosalpinx blaisdellii is a species in the Trichosalpinx genus.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the spring and winter with several 3mm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, western Colombia and Ecuador at elevations of 200 to 2500 meters

Culture[]

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

Naming[]

Common Name: Blaisdell's Trichosalpinx

Synonyms[]

  1. *Pleurothallis blaisdellii S. Watson 1888
  2. Pleurothallis peraltensis Ames 1923
  3. Pleurothallis standleyi Ames 1925
  4. Trichosalpinx tamayoana Soto Arenas 1987
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