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Tolumnia scandens 'CC9551' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN6232
Name: Tolumnia scandens 'CC9551' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Troy C. Meyers
 
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range I (60-83°F)
 
Comments: Parent plant: Flowers are 22 mm from top of dorsal sepal to bottom of labellum. Miniature plant. Was received tagged as Tolumnia sylvestris in 1995, but was recently identified as Tolumnia scandens, from Haiti, by Dr. Guido Braem.
 
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: days average 72°F, nights 48°F; best fit is Cool 70-52°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 68°F, nights 41°F; best fit is Cool-Cold 64-44°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of scandens   From Latin "scandens" climbing. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of Tolumnia   Named for Tolumnius, a character mentioned in Virgil's "Aeneas". The connection is not clear. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of scandens   SKAN-denz (Source: Hawkes 1978)
Pronunciation of Tolumnia   toe-LUM-nee-ah (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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Yield Estimate: 630 plants (based on flask surveys done 01/14/2009 through 02/25/2011)
Yield estimates are only approximate, but may appear to be fairly exact numbers because they are a combination of large rough estimates in remaining mother flasks and more accurate small estimates in reflasks.
Plantlet Sizes: From many flasks 20 - 90 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 03/23/2010 through 05/29/2012)
From one most recently surveyed flask 45 - 90 mm (05/29/2012)
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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: Hispaniola. These plants have been collected in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti as semiterrestrials in pine forests usually at elevations above 4900 ft. (1500 m). In the Dominican Republic, they grow in humid mountain forests among grass clumps, pine needles, and other leaf debris at 3300-6550 ft. (1000-2000 m). According to Braem (1995) the observations Luer made in Florida with respect to Tolumnia bahamensis can also be applied to Tolumnia scandens. I. E, "The plants begin life terrestrially, nestled down among the lichen, debris, and sand beneath shrubbery. They seem to have a particular preference for rosemary (Ceratiola ericoides). As the plant reaches flowering size, it climbs up into the lower branches of the shrub and sends its flower-spike up through the twigs to elevate its buds out into the open. The plants are exceedingly difficult to see when not in flower ... of added interest, however, is the fact that the flower of each plant varies considerably from that of the next".
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