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Flasks of
Gongora rufescens 'MC3141' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN5008
Name: Gongora rufescens 'MC3141' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
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Comments: Parent plant: Few-flowered inflorescence, matching the plant photographed as G. rufescens in Jenny's Monograph. Yellow hypochile. Flowers reasonably large, plant not as vigorous as many other Gongora species. Medium-sized plant.
 
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 75°F, nights 68°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Gongora   Named for Don Antonio Caballero y Góngora, viceroy of New Granada (Colombia) during the 18th century. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of rufescens   From Latin "rufescens" light fox-red. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Gongora   GON-goe-ra (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
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Flask Information
Availability: We had yield problems with this item, so we didn't continue flasking it.
You should: Consider placing a "Notify Retries" Request, and if an identical pollination (the same parents) is done again, we'll let you know.
Plantlet Sizes: From many flasks 0.1 - 0.2 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 07/27/2005 )
From one most recently surveyed flask 0.1 - 0.2 mm (07/27/2005)
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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: Colombia. The type specimen was collected in the Department of Narino in southwestern Colombia just north of the border with Ecuador. No specific habitat location, type, or elevation were reported, so the following climate data and cultural suggestions should be used with a great deal of caution.
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