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Ionoptera Lepanthes
Lepanthes ionoptera
Miniature epiphyte found in wet forests from northwestern Venezuela through Colombia to Bolivia where it grows at low to mid montane elevations. It prefers very high humidity cool to intermediate temperatures and deep shade and carries tiny reddish flowers on fine wiry spikes.
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At a glance
- Plant type
- orchid
- Size
- micro <4cm
- Light
- Shade
- Humidity
- 75%–95%
Native context
Where it belongs
- Countries
- Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela
- Ecosystems
- Rainforest, Wet forest
- Elevation
- Submontane (500–1,000 m)
- Flowering
- Year-round
About this plant
Miniature epiphyte found in wet forests from northwestern Venezuela through Colombia to Bolivia where it grows at low to mid montane elevations. It prefers very high humidity cool to intermediate temperatures and deep shade and carries tiny reddish flowers on fine wiry spikes.
Stable BJURNY record: tx_84400998d09f4296a196