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Bothriochilus bellus is an orchid species identified by (Lem.) Lem. in 1853. Culture information and photos for this orchid are commonly detailed under the currently accepted name of Coelia bella.
ORIGIN: This medium to large sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial and occasional epiphytic species is found in Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala in rainforests at elevations of 500 to 1500 meters.
DESCRIPTION: This medium to large sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial and occasional epiphytic species is found in Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala in rainforests at elevations of 500 to 1500 meters with clustered, ellipsoid to ovoid, olive green pseudobulbs carrying up to 5 apical, narrowly lanceolate, acuminate, plicate, glossy green leaves that blooms in the summer on an erect, basal, 6 [15 cm] long, bracteate, racemose inflorescence with up to 6 scented flowers that arise from the side of a new pseudobulb. They require moderate shade, and increasing water as the new growth arrives in the spring and a lessening in the winter months.
FLOWER SIZE: More than 2 inches [more than 5 cm]
-- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the
Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
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