Flasks of Cattleya mantiqueirae 'MC8180' -spontaneous

Etymology of	Cattleya	Named in honor of William Cattley, English horticulturist in the 19th century. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of	mantiqueirae	Means "from Serra de Mantiqueira" the orchid-rich mountain range in the state of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais in Brazil. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of	Cattleya	KAT-lee-ya (Sources: Pridgeon 1992, Hawkes 1978)

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Availability:	We have approximately 270 plants in intermediate-stage flasks, but this may not be enough to make flasks for new requests, because we are still making flasks for prior requests.
You should:	Reserve a flask now. Even though we might not have enough plants, if someone drops out ahead of you you many get a flask. If you wait, this will be less likely because you would be further down on the list.
Yield Estimate:	418 plants (based on flask surveys done 05/26/2023 through 07/11/2023) Yield estimates are only approximate, but may appear to be fairly exact numbers because they are a combination of large rough estimates in remaining mother flasks and more accurate small estimates in reflasks.
Plantlet Sizes:	From many flasks 3 - 10 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 05/26/2023 through 08/26/2023) From one most recently surveyed flask 5 - 10 mm (08/26/2023)
Expected Flask Price:	$40.00 per flask of 16 (min.) plants Plants proliferate if crowded, so are planted more sparsely than usual.
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The origin/habitat information below is supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker

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ORIGIN/HABITAT: Brazil. Plants grow in the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, where they are found in the mountain range known as the Serra da Mantiqueira. These mountains lie behind and up to 50 miles (80 km) further inland than the coastal range known as Serra do Mar. Where the crests of the Serra da Mantiqueira rise to at least 5000 ft. (1520 m), forests of both hardwood trees and relatives of pine trees are found on both sides of the ridge crests. As moisture laden air is lifted over these crests, the moisture condenses and is deposited as rain and mist on the windward side of the range and to a lesser extent on the leeward slopes. In addition, there are creek gulch forests, which are permanent forests of hardwoods in deep gulches behind the ridges where heavy runoff has carved deep ravines. Moisture from the permanent creeks and water seepages within these ravines sustain the same type forests as found along the ridges. Duveen (1977) reported a colony of these orchids growing in the same type of habitat in the Organ Mountains near Petropolis. Plants were at about 4000 ft. (1220 m) close to the crests of ridges on slopes facing the Atlantic ocean. Hadrolaelia (Sophronitis) mantiqueirae grows in cool, misty, humid conditions on lichen covered trees within a few hundred feet of either side of the ridge crests and on moss-shrouded trees in the creek gulches. Collections have been reported from 4000–6200 ft. (1220–1890 m) but plants seem to be more common at about 5000 ft. (1520 m).
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