Product information "Lepanthes tentaculata"
| Name: | Lepanthes tentaculata, Luer & Hirtz 1996 |
| Synonyms: | not known |
| Etymology: | tentaculata = with tentacles |
| Propagation: | seed |
| Origin: | Ecuador |
| Habitat: | epiphytic in warm, humid mountain forests at altitudes of around 500m. |
| Notes: | Lepanthes tentaculata has similarly pretty foliage as Lepanthes calodictyon, both species occur in the same areas in nature. The flowers are very interestingly shaped, but with 3mm they are very small. A special attraction is the wavy edge of the leaves, which makes the plant very attractive even outside the flowering season. |
