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Dactyl-petaled Lepanthes
Lepanthes dactylopetala
Miniature Lepanthes endemic to Ecuador, described from cool wet cloud forests around 2500 m elevation. Plants form small clumps of thin leaves and produce unusual, finger-like petals on proportionally large flowers. In cultivation it prefers cool to intermediate temperatures, very high humidity, deep shade and constantly moist but airy mounts or fine substrate.
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At a glance
- Plant type
- orchid
- Size
- mini 4–8cm
- 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
Miniature Lepanthes endemic to Ecuador, described from cool wet cloud forests around 2500 m elevation. Plants form small clumps of thin leaves and produce unusual, finger-like petals on proportionally large flowers. In cultivation it prefers cool to intermediate temperatures, very high humidity, deep shade and constantly moist but airy mounts or fine substrate.
Stable BJURNY record: tx_c8603656ac9446d9a9a2