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Zygosepalum labiosum is a species of genus Zygosepalum
Description[]
Plants blooms in the spring with one to three flowers. Flowers are fragrant and 10cm wide.
Distribution[]
Plants are found in the wet montane forest of French Guiana, Surinam, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil below elevations of 1200 meters
Culture[]
Plants require warm temperatures and moderate lighting. 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.
Naming[]
Common Names: The Lip-Like Zygosepalum
Synonym[]
- *Epidendrum labiosum Rich. 1792
- Eulophia rostrata (Hook.) Steud. 1840
- Menadenium labiosum (Rich.) Cogn. 1902
- Menadenium rostratum [Hkr.] Raf. 1836
- Zygopetalum labiosum (Rich.) L.O. Williams 1942
- Zygopetalum rostratum Hook. 1828
- Zygopetalum rostratum Raf. ?
- Zygosepalum rostratum (Hook.) Rchb. f. 1863