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Wrinkled Lepanthes
Lepanthes corrugata
Cloud-forest Lepanthes named for its slightly corrugated leaves and elaborately folded flowers. Endemic to cool, humid Andean forest where it grows as an epiphyte on shaded branches. It requires low light, cool-intermediate temperatures, saturated humidity and continuously moist, airy roots to thrive in cultivation.
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At a glance
- Plant type
- orchid
- Size
- micro <4cm
- Light
- Shade
- Humidity
- 80%–100%
Native context
Where it belongs
- Countries
- Ecuador
- Ecosystems
- Cloud forest, Wet forest
- Elevation
- Montane (1,000–2,000 m)
- Flowering
- Year-round
About this plant
Cloud-forest Lepanthes named for its slightly corrugated leaves and elaborately folded flowers. Endemic to cool, humid Andean forest where it grows as an epiphyte on shaded branches. It requires low light, cool-intermediate temperatures, saturated humidity and continuously moist, airy roots to thrive in cultivation.
Stable BJURNY record: tx_57b7bfc7d0d842d29462