Psychopsis papilio (Lindl.) H.G.Jones

Butterfly orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Psychopsis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.5-1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 4-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 12-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Psychopsis papilio unspecified picture

Distribution

Psychopsis papilio world distribution map, present in Suriname and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:212379-2
WFO ID wfo-0000284754
COL ID 4PN34
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630505
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Oncidium papilio Oncidium papilio f. latourae Psychopsis papilio Psychopsis latourae Psychopsis picta Psychopsis papilio var. albiflora Psychopsis papilio var. latourae Oncidium papilio var. albiflorum Oncidium papilio var. latourae Oncidium papilio var. limbatum Psychopsis papilio f. latourae