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Lepanthes dunstervilleorum

Lepanthes dunstervilleorum

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Lepanthes
Species: Lths. dunstervilleorum
Alliance:
Binomial name
Lepanthes dunstervilleorum
Foldats 1968


Lepanthes dunstervilleorum is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Lepanthes.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the spring with a single successive 0.3 cm wide flower.

Distribution[]

Plant is found in Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador at elevations of 2600 to 3200 meters

Culture[]

Keep plant in partial shade. Plant can be grown in cool to intermediate conditions. Pot the plant in fine bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. Water regularly and keep potting media moist.

Naming[]

Common Names: Dunsterville's Lepanthes

Synonyms[]

  1. Lepanthes hispida Luer & R.Escobar 1984
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