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Orchid Species: Prosthechea ochracea

(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)

Prosthechea ochracea is an orchid species identified by (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins in 1998.
Genus
Prosthechea (Psh.)
Grex
ochracea
(name currently accepted by Kew)
Parents
Species
Author
(Lindl.) W.E.Higgins
Year
1998
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ORIGIN: Found as a medium sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte from Mexico south to Panama in pastures and disturbed deciduous cloud forests that occurs at elevations of 500 to 3500 meters.

DESCRIPTION: Found as a medium sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte from Mexico south to Panama in pastures and disturbed deciduous cloud forests that occurs at elevations of 500 to 3500 meters with loosely clustered, narrowly ovoid to fusiform-ovoid pseudobulbs carrying 2 to 3 towards the apex, narrowly ligulate-elliptic to ligulate-lanceolate, acute or narrowly obtuse leaves that blooms mostly in the spring and summer but possible at any time, on an apical, to 12 [6 to 30 cm] long, simple, pendulous to arching, densly many [6 to 12] flowered inflorescence arising on a mature pseudobulb and is shorter or just as long as the leaves and carries non-resupinate, successive opening, fleshy, cup shaped flowers. This species can be distinguished from E maculosa by not having a warty-echinate surface on the flowers.

FLOWER SIZE: 1/2 to 3/4 inch [1.25 to 2 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
Other Names
Genus Name Genus Grex Name Year Author
Add+ Epidendrum Epi ochraceum 1838 Lindl.
Add+ Epidendrum Epi triste 1845 A.Rich. & Galeotti
Add+ Encyclia E ochracea 1961 (Lindl.) Dressler
Most awarded/recent cultivars: Psh. ochracea 'Small Surprise' (2015) E. ochracea 'Alberto' (1975)
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