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Schomburgkia tibicinis Bateman
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- 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
Images of this accession: {and/or its current location}
 Accession Data:- Accession # 199100477
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1991
- Bench: 3222 - Open Basket Rack
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 08-17-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Orchidaceae
- SubFamily: Epidendroideae
- Tribe: Epidendreae I - New World
- SubTribe: Laeliinae
References:page generated on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:10:04 -0400
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