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Ascocentrum ampullaceum 'Gina' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN2265
Name: Ascocentrum ampullaceum 'Gina' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Charles C. Smith  (Email: chaz.smit@gmail.com)
 
Donor's home page: http://mysite.verizon.net/chaz.smith/index.htm
 
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Pod Parent Flowers
 
 
Comments: Parent plant: This is a prolific bloomer- it blooms from the same leaf site multiple times, as well as blooming higher up on new leaves. Last winter it had 9 spikes at the same time. Small 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: days average 86°F, nights 73°F; best fit is Warm 90-70°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 87°F, nights 57°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of ampullaceum   From Latin, vein-like lip spur. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of Ascocentrum   From latinized Greek "askos" hose; "kentron" spur. For the lip spur. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of ampullaceum   am-pyoo-LAH-see-um (Source: Hawkes 1978)
Pronunciation of Ascocentrum   as-koe-SEN-trum (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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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: Widespread in the Himalayas including Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, the Khasia Hills of northeastern India, Burma, Thailand, Laos, and Yunnan Province of southwest China. In India, plants grow in indirect light, often on deciduous trees at 1000-3300 ft. (100-1000 m). In Thailand, plants are found in the mountains west of Bangkok near the Burmese border and in the northwestern mountains where collections have been reported near Mae Hong Son (Mae Hong Song), Mae Sot, Mae Sariang (Mae Sarieng), and Mae Ramat. In Burma, plants are reported from Moulmein, the Chin Hills on the western border, near Mandalay, and near Yanka.
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