Lycaste puntarenasensis var. boquete

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Common name: The Punta Arena Lycaste variety

Family: Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae

Distribution: Costa Rica to Panama

Habitat: 1000m

Life form: Epiphytic

Bloom Time (northern hemisphere): October

Bloom characteristics: Green flowers are 2" across with white petals and a pink lip.

Pollination syndrome: Bee (Euglossa)

Comments: Lycaste puntarenasensis var. boquete

Links: Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia

1: Greenhouse 11: Intermediate Orchid House (GH11) • Accession: 2019-0181*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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