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[[File: | [[File:Encyclia_prismatocarpa.jpg|thumb|''Encyclia prismatocarpa'' (not my photo)]] | ||
'''Common Name:''' The | '''Common Name:''' The Prismatic Seed-pod Encyclia<br /> | ||
'''Scented:''' yes<br /> | '''Scented:''' yes<br /> | ||
'''Light Requirements:''' partial shade<br /> | '''Light Requirements:''' partial shade<br /> | ||
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'''Blooms:''' spring to autumn<br /> | '''Blooms:''' spring to autumn<br /> | ||
'''Flower Size:''' 5cm<br /> | '''Flower Size:''' 5cm<br /> | ||
'''Synonyms:''' | '''Synonyms:''' ''Epidendrum maculatum'' hort.; *''Epidendrum prismatocarpum'' Rchb. f. 1852; ''Epidendrum uro-Skinneri'' hort.; ''Prosthechea prismatocarpa'' (Rchb. f.) W.E. Higgins 1997; ''Pseudencyclia prismatocarpa'' (Rchb.f.) V.P.Castro & Chiron 2003 | ||
Found in Mexico and Central America in lower montane cloud forests on larger tree branches, this large-sized species has elongate, conic pseudobulbs | Found in Mexico and Central America in lower montane cloud forests on larger tree branches, this large-sized species has elongate, conic pseudobulbs with 2 to 3 oblong-elliptic leaves and provides bright, long lasting, fragrant flowers in the spring, summer and autumn on an apical, erect, to 37.5cm long, densely to loosely, few to many [6 to 35] flowered raceme subtended by a papery basal sheath and arising on a newly matured pseudobulb with long-lasting waxy, fragrant flowers. Very striking! Grows as a warm to cool epiphytic orchid with moderate light and is found at altitudes of 1200 to 2500 meters. | ||
Latest revision as of 20:36, 11 June 2024
Common Name: The Prismatic Seed-pod Encyclia
Scented: yes
Light Requirements: partial shade
Temperature Requirements: intermediate to cool
Blooms: spring to autumn
Flower Size: 5cm
Synonyms: Epidendrum maculatum hort.; *Epidendrum prismatocarpum Rchb. f. 1852; Epidendrum uro-Skinneri hort.; Prosthechea prismatocarpa (Rchb. f.) W.E. Higgins 1997; Pseudencyclia prismatocarpa (Rchb.f.) V.P.Castro & Chiron 2003
Found in Mexico and Central America in lower montane cloud forests on larger tree branches, this large-sized species has elongate, conic pseudobulbs with 2 to 3 oblong-elliptic leaves and provides bright, long lasting, fragrant flowers in the spring, summer and autumn on an apical, erect, to 37.5cm long, densely to loosely, few to many [6 to 35] flowered raceme subtended by a papery basal sheath and arising on a newly matured pseudobulb with long-lasting waxy, fragrant flowers. Very striking! Grows as a warm to cool epiphytic orchid with moderate light and is found at altitudes of 1200 to 2500 meters.