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Schomburgkia tibicinis Bateman
- Common Name: Fluteplayer's Schomburgkia
- Family: Orchidaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala
- Habitat: epiphytic
- Description: Hollow pseudobulbs are frequently inhabited by ants in a symbiotic relationship.
Synonyms: Epidendrum tibicinis (Bateman) Bateman ex Lindley, Schomburgkia grandiflora Hortorum, Laelia tibicinis (Bateman) Williams, Cattleya tibicinis (Bateman) Beer, Myrmecophila tibicinis (Bateman) Rolfe, Bletia tibicinis (Bateman) Reichenbach f.
- Culture: Must be kept dry once the new growth is fully developed. Requires 60% light, semidry. Grows best mounted. W - I
Restrictions:- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
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Accession Data:- Accession # 199100477
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1991
- Bench: 4102 - EPI:East A
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 11-30-2010
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Orchidaceae
- SubFamily: Epidendroideae
- Tribe: Epidendreae
- SubTribe: Laeliinae
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