Pleurothallis titan Luer

Pleurothallis titan Luer, Selbyana 3 (3/4): 400, fig. 300 (1977).

Pleurothallis titan Luer, Photo by Kevin Holcomb 

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonym Name: 

Acronia titan (Luer) Luer

Zosterophyllanthos titan (Luer) Szlach. & Kulak

English Name:

The Giant Pleurothallis.

Description: 

Plump, erect thorny leaves surrounded by 2 to 3 tubular sheaths, close together and another leaf below the center and carry a single, apical, sub-to spreading, conical, ovoidal, acute leaf. , egg-shaped, sessile and leaf-wire worms that bloom on solitary successively arise through a single branch and embrace the large flower close to the leaf base.

Distribution:

Nativa en Colombia.; Andes.

Ecological:

Alt. 600 - 1150 m.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the winter and spring.

Flower size:

2.6 cm.

Cultivation:

Climate: Intermediate

Air Circulation: Medium

Light: Medium

Humidity: High

Fertilizer: Weekly

Type 

Ref:

orchidspecies.com

ipni.org

powo.science.kew.org