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Gongora quinquenervis is an orchid species found in Central America.
Distribution[]
Plants are found in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana and Trinidad at elevations around 1400 meters.
Description[]
Plant blooms from late spring to fall with many 5 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Culture[]
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 intermediate to warm temperatures. Keep mix moist but not dry.
Naming[]
Common Name: The Five-Lined Gongora
Synonyms[]
- Cirrhaea atropurpurea hort. ex Stein ?
- Gongora atropurpurea Hooker 1827
- Gongora boothiana hort. ex Rchb. f. 1854
- Gongora fulva var. vitellina Lindl. 1841
- Gongora galeottiana A.Rich. 1845
- Gongora heisteri Hort. ex Rchb.f 1858
- Gongora jenischii hort. ex Rchb. f. 1854
- Gongora leucochila Lem. 1845
- Gongora luteola Stein 1892
- Gongora maculata var. tricolor (Rchb. f.) Lindl. 1844
- Gongora nigrita Lindley 1839
- Gongora odoratissima Lem. 1847
- Gongora quadricornis hort. ex Rchb. f. 1854
- Gongora retrorsa Rchb.f 1854
- Gongora shepherdii hort. ex Rchb. f. 1854
- Gongora vitellina hort. ex Rchb. f. 1854