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Acineta chrysantha is a species from the genus Acineta.
Distribution
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Plants are found growing in the forest of Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama at elevations around 1300 meters.
DescriptionEdit
Plants bloom from spring to early summer with twenty to thirty flowers. Flower are fragrant with the scent of vanilla and 6 cm wide.
CultureEdit
Plants are usually grown in wooden baskets in partial shade. Use a well drain potting media such as medium fir bark with perlite, tree fern fibers, or sphagnum moss. Keep area humid and grow in cool to warm temperatures. Keep mix moist. Plant requires a short dry rest in the winter.
NamingEdit
Common Name:The Golden-Yellow Flowered Acineta
SynonymsEdit
- Acineta densa Lindl. & Paxton 1850-1
- Acineta warscewiczii (Kunth) Klotzsch 1852
- *Neippergia chrysantha C. Morren 1849
