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Zootrophion endresianum

Zootrophion endresianum

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Zootrophion
Species: Ztrphn. endresianum
Alliance:
Binomial name
Zootrophion endresianum
(Kraenzl.) Luer 1982


Zootrophion endresianum is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Zootrophion.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the summer with up to three 1.8 cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

The plant is found in the wet montane forest from Nicaragua to Ecuador at elevations of 700 to 1800 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: Endres Zootrophion

Synonyms[]

  1. *Cryptophoranthus endresianus Kraenzl. 1921
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