Prosthechea varicosa (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins

Species

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Prosthechea varicosa flower picture by erick cuevas (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Prosthechea varicosa world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1001310-1
WFO ID wfo-0000283621
COL ID 4MYKH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Prosthechea varicosa Pollardia varicosa Pseudencyclia varicosa Encyclia phymatoglossa Encyclia varicosa Epidendrum chiriquense Epidendrum leiobolbon Epidendrum phymatoglossum Epidendrum varicosum Encyclia chiriquensis Epidendrum lunaeanum Epidendrum quadratum Epidendrum ramirezzi Encyclia varicosa var. leiobolbon Encyclia varicosa subsp. leiobolbon Prosthechea varicosa subsp. varicosa