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Alamania punicea 'MC576' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN1699
Name: Alamania punicea 'MC576' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Dale Borders
 
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Pod Parent Blooming Plant
 
 
Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range C (52-70°F)
 
Comments: A miniature Cattleya relative.
 
For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.

Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
For Species:   Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 80°F, nights 58°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 77°F, nights 47°F; best fit is Cool 70-52°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Alamania   Named for Lucas Alaman, Mexican orchid enthusiast of the 20th century. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of punicea   From Latin "puniceus" punic, purple colorded. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Alamania   al-ah-MAN-ee-ah (Source: Hawkes 1978)
Pronunciation of punicea   poo-NEE-see-ah (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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Flask Information
Availability: Capsules failed. We were not able to make any flasks.
You should: Consider placing a "Notify Retries" Request, and if an identical pollination (the same parents) is done again, we'll let you know.
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The origin/habitat information below is supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker

The following information is based on the name of the plant provided by the donor, and assumes that the name is correct. If the plant has been misidentified, then the following information may not be correct.
This text is copyrighted by the Bakers and may not be reproduced without permission.

ORIGIN/HABITAT: Southern Mexico. The habitat is limited to higher wooded mountains in the states of Jalisco, México, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz. Plants grow at 4900-6550 ft. (1500-2000 m), usually on the trunks and lower branches of rough-barked oak trees, but they also grow on rocks or embedded in moss at the base of fir trees.
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