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Flasks of
Cattleya forbesii |
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| Number: |
TN1495 |
| Name: |
Cattleya forbesii
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| Type: |
unknown (What's that?) |
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Seed Donor: |
Bill Schneider
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No Photos Available
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For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of
Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.
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Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
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Spring, Summer, Autumn: days average 83°F, nights 71°F; best fit is Warm-Intermediate 87-64°F
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Baker's Web OSC) |
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Winter: days average 74°F, nights 61°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F
(Source:
Baker's Web OSC) |
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Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 83°F, nights 60°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F
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About the name...
| Etymology of |
Cattleya |
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Named in honor of William Cattley, English horticulturist in the 19th century.
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
| Etymology of |
forbesii |
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Named for Forbes, English orchid collector in South East Asia and South America, later gardener with the Court of Bedford.
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
| Pronunciation of |
Cattleya |
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KAT-lee-ya
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Pridgeon 1992, Hawkes 1978) |
| Pronunciation of |
forbesii |
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FORBZ-ee-eye
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
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| Flask Information |
| Availability: |
We have sold all of the flasks for this item. |
| You should: |
Consider getting individual plants or compots instead of a flask.
You can place a "Notify Flask Recipients" Request, and either we or a flask recipient may contact you when plants are available.
You may also place a "Notify Retries" Request, and if an identical pollination (the same parents) is done again, we'll let you know.
You may reserve a flask, but it's very unlikely you'll get one ...this could only happen if we found a flask that we didn't know we had. |
| Yield Estimate: |
90 plants (based on flask surveys done 07/05/2002 )
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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: Brazil. Cattleya forbesii was once a common epiphyte in
the coastal swamps and riverside forests from east of Rio de Janeiro to
southwest of São Paulo. However, clearing land for agriculture has
severely depleted the population. Plants are now found in small numbers in
widely scattered locations that have not been cleared. The habitat lies in
a narrow band almost parallel to the coast, and plants are seldom found
very far inland. They normally grow at elevations below 150 ft. (50 m) in
very shady conditions on the lower limbs of spreading trees. They are
found in areas where rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year
and humidity is always very high. Visitors to the habitat report that the
trees on which Cattleya forbesii grows are draped with Spanish moss and
heavily laden with wet moss, lichens, bromeliads, philodendrons,
tendrillike lianas, and other epiphytes.
More about this information and the Bakers...
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