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Xylobium variegatum is a species in the Xylobium genus.
Description[]
Plant blooms in spring and fall with many 1.5 cm wide flowers.
Distribution[]
Plant is found in Costa Rica, French Guiana, Surinam, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil at elevations of 600 to 2300 meters
Culture[]
Grow in diffused bright light and keep in cool to intermediate temperatures. Keep humidity from 40 to 70%. Water regularly during growing season. The potting media should be a little moist in between waterings. To prevent rot, avoid water from touching leaves. Reduce watering during the winter. Pot plants in 75% fine bark and 25% perlite or in full sphagnum moss.
Varieties[]
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Xylobium variegatum variant | Sepals and petals are white. lip is yellow and spotted. |
Naming[]
Common Name: The Irregularly Spotted Xylobium
Synonyms[]
- Cyrtopera scabrilinquis Lindl. 1833
- Dendrobium carnosum C. Presl 1832
- Dendrobium squalens Lindl. 1823
- Dendrobium variegatum (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. 1807
- Maxillaria scabrilinguis (Lindl.) Lindl. 1844
- Maxillaria squalens (Lindl.) Hook. 1829
- Maxillaria squalens var genuina Mutel 1840
- Maxillaria squalens var taffinii Mutel 1840
- Maxillaria supina Poepp. & Endl. 1836
- *Maxillaria variegata Ruiz & Pav. 1798
- Xylobium carnosum (C. Presl) Schltr. 1921
- Xylobium houttei Makoi ex Mutel 1840
- Xylobium scabrilingue (Lindl.) Schltr. 1913
- Xylobium squalens (Lindl.) Lindl. 1825
- Xylobium squalens var major Hoehne 1916
- Xylobium squalens var obscurum Cogn. 1902
- Xylobium squalens var stenopetalum Cogn. 1902
- Xylobium squalens var taffinii [Makoy] Cogn. 1902
- Xylobium supinum (Poepp. & Endl.) Schltr. 1913
- Xylobium taffinii Mackoy 1838