Product information "Epidendrum ivan-portillae"
Name: | Epidendrum ivan-portillae, Hágsater & H. Medina 2018 |
Synonyms: | not known |
Etymology: | ivan-portillae = Ivan Portilla, Ecuadorian orchid grower and explorer, co-owner of Ecuagenera. |
Propagation: | divisions |
Origin: | Ecuador, Peru |
Habitat: | epiphytic on mossy branches on the eastern slope of the Cordillera Oriental de los Andes above Macas and reportedly in Peru, Dept. Amazonas, at altitudes of 800 to 1200 meters |
Notes: | Epidendrum ivan-portillae is difficult to distinguish from Epidendrum porpax in terms of growth. The plant is slightly larger, the leaves a little more pointed. The flowers are lighter, greener in color, much larger and more star-shaped. |