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Pescatorea cerina 'MC6521' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN7810
Name: Pescatorea cerina 'MC6521' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Troy C. Meyers
 
No Photos Available
 
 
Comments: Parent plant: One of the offspring from our TN1054 effort of 2004.
 
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 78°F, nights 61°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 81°F, nights 58°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of cerina   From Latin "cerinus" waxen, wax-colored. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of Pescatorea   Named for M. Pescatore, French patron of the orchids. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of cerina   se-REE-na (Source: Hawkes 1978)
Pronunciation of Pescatorea   pes-ka-TORE-ee-ah (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
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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: Costa Rica to Colombia on the Pacific slopes. It is found on trees in wet, highland cloudforests, at 3000 ft. (914 m) or higher, usually in shady pockets of debris.
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