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Papilionanthe uniflora 'MC5777' × sib 'MC5746'
 
 
 
 
Number: TN7213
Name: Papilionanthe uniflora 'MC5777' × sib 'MC5746'
Type: sib    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Troy C. Meyers
 
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Pod Parent Flower
 
 
Comments: Pod parent plant: One of the offspring from our TN1963 effort of 2001.

Pollen parent plant: One of the offspring from our TN1963 effort of 2001.
 
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 70°F, nights 61°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 52°F, nights 40°F; best fit is Cold 58-38°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Papilionanthe   From latinized Greek "papilio" butterfly; "anthos" flower. From the similarity of the flower to a butterfly. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of uniflora   From Latin "unus" one; "Flora" goddess of flowers. (Source: Brown 1956)
Pronunciation of Papilionanthe   pa-pil-ee-oh-NAN-thee (Source: Hawkes 1978)
Pronunciation of uniflora   yoo-ni-FLOE-ra (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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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.
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: Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, and the Naga Hills. In Nepal, plants are found in the east at 5000-7000 ft, (1525-2135 m). In Bhutan, Darjeeling, and Sikkim, plants are found on emergent tree canopy of south-facing wet temperate forest at 5250-7850 ft. (1600-2400 m).
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