Accession Data

Chysis bractescens

Common Name: The Bracteate Chysis

Family: Orchidaceae

Country of Origin: S. Mexico to C. America

Accession Data

Accession #: 198501742

Accession Date: 1996-09-09 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 3221

Quantity: 1

Culture: The plants should be in moderate light and intermediate to warm temperatures. The plants can be potted in a well drain mix such as coconut husk or tree fern fibers or mounted. The plants should be watered and fed heavily while they are in active growth, and watering should be reduced during the winter during the resting period. They should never be allowed to completely dry out, however, even during the rest period, and the pseudobulbs should never be seen to shrivel. 4

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Asparagales

Family: Orchidaceae

SubFamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Arethuseae

SubTribe: Chysinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 6 June 2105.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 6 June 2015.
  3. Chysis bractescens at Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia. Accessed 6 June 2015.
  4. Chysis bractescens at Orchids Wiki. Accessed 6 June 2015.

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