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Flasks of
Psychopsis krameriana 'MC3869' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN5666
Name: Psychopsis krameriana 'MC3869' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
No Photos Available
 
 
Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range I (60-83°F)
 
Comments: Parent plant: Medium-sized plant. Prolific bloomer...had to pollinate it to stop it from blooming after 8 months straight.
 
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 82°F, nights 69°F; best fit is Warm-Intermediate 87-64°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of krameriana   Named for Kramer, a German orchid gardener in Hamburg during the 19th century, and father of Carl Kramer. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of Psychopsis   From Greek "psyche" butterfly; "opis" -like. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of krameriana   kray-mer-ee-AH-na (Source: Hawkes 1978)
Pronunciation of Psychopsis   sye-KOP-sis (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
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Flask Information
Availability: There were problems with this item and we weren't able to make any viable 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.
You might also want to: View the seed assay for this item.
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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: Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. In Panama, plants are found in the lowlands near Chiriquí Lagoon on the Caribbean side of the isthmus and near Puerto Armuelles on the Pacific side. Plants on trees in wet, tropical forest at 650–1650 ft. (200–500 m) in the western lowlands of Colombia and Ecuador.
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