Product information "Lepanthes ionoptera"
| Name: | Lepanthes ionoptera, Rchb. f. 1855 |
| Synonyms: | Lepanthes venezuelensis, Foldats 1968 |
| Etymology: | ionoptera = with violet coloured column |
| Propagation: | seed |
| Origin: | Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia |
| Habitat: | epiphytic on mossy branches at 2400 to 2500 meters altitude in dense forests |
| Notes: | Lepanthes ionoptera can bear 5-8 flowers on erect to overhanging stems, up to 1.2cm in size. The flowers open one after the other, so that rarely more than 2-3 flowers are open at the same time. |
