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Orchid Species: Cuitlauzina candida
(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)
Cuitlauzina candida is an orchid species identified by (Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.Williams in 2003.
ORIGIN: This species is from Guatemala and Mexico and was once in the genus Oncidium. Found as an epiphyte on trees at altitudes of 1600 to 2100 meters in pine-oak cloud forest and mountain rain forest.
DESCRIPTION: This species is from Guatemala and Mexico and was once in the genus Oncidium. It has an oblong-ellipsoid to oblong-obovoid, strongly compressed pseudobulb subtended by several, scarious sheaths carrying a single, apical, linear-elliptic, acute leaf with a prominent mid vein that blooms in the spring on a basal, 1 1/2' [45cm] long, erect, racemose, few [2 to 5] flowered inflorescence with 2 tubular bracts and a single ovate-triangular floral bract carrying fragrant, showy flowers arising on a mature pseudobulb as the new growth arises and has minute, triangular bracts and is a small sized, cool to cold growing species found as an epiphyte on trees at altitudes of 1600 to 2100 meters in pine-oak cloud forest and mountain rain forest.
FLOWER SIZE: 1 1/2 inches [4 cm]
-- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the
Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
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