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Lepanthopsis melanantha 'MC4172' -spontaneous
 
 
 
 
Number: TN5949
Name: Lepanthopsis melanantha 'MC4172' -spontaneous
Type: spontaneous    (What's that?)
No Photos Available
 
 
Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range I (60-83°F)
 
Comments: Parent plant: Miniature. Formerly found in Florida....this is a plant purchased from Tropical Orchid Farm in Hawaii.
 
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 77°F, nights 46°F; best fit is Cool 70-52°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Lepanthopsis   From Greek "Lepanthopsis" opsis = looking like; looking like a Lepanthes. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Lepanthopsis   le-pan-THOP-sis (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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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.
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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: From southern Florida southward to Cuba, Jamaica, and the island of Hispaniola. A plant was reportedly found in the Fahkahatchee Swamp at about 10 ft. (3 m). Although occurring in Cuba, we have been unable to find any specific habitat information other than it grows in the Sierra Maestra mountainous zone at 650-6500 ft. (200-1974 m). In Jamaica, plants have been reported as occurring in the Holymount and Bellevue districts, but habitat elevation was not reported, and in the Blue Mountains at 5000 ft. (1520 m). On Hispaniola, collections have been made in Haiti, but on details were reported. There have been collections from numerous locations in the Dominican Republic, however, with collections reported from near Constanza at 4100 ft. (1250 m), in the Cordillera Central at 2600 ft. (800 m), and from several other locations without specific details reported. Luer (1991) reported that this species is widely distributed in the moist forests on all the large islands in the Greater Antilles but is rare in the Fahkahatchee Swamp in Florida.
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