Accession Data

Zygopetalum maculatum

Common Name: Zygopetalum

Family: Orchidaceae

Country of Origin: Southern Brazil - Minas Gerais to Rio Grande do Sul

Accession Data

Accession #: 200600131

Accession Date: 2006-11-30 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 3227

Quantity: 1

Source: A. Wachtel

Culture: Keep plant frost free and at cool to intermediate temperatures. Plant will tolerate temperatures of 28°C only for several hours. Keep plant in medium to bright light. Zygopetalums can take morning sun and filtered noon sunlight. Light green leaves with a bit of yellow indicates maximum sun light absorption. Zygopetalum potting media should not be allowed to dry out. Keep moist but not soggy. Water about every five to seven days. Plants should be potted in medium to fine bark with some perlite.3

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Asparagales

Family: Orchidaceae

SubFamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Cymbidieae

SubTribe: Zygopetalinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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2006

References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 26 February 2015.
  3. Zygopetalum maculatum at Orchids Wiki. Accessed 23 May 2015.
  4. Image #00 & #02 used with permission - Stan Malcolm. Ph.D., Systematics '81. Last accessed on Wednesday, February 10, 2016.

Images

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