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Delicate Lobed Lepanthes
Lepanthes tenuiloba
Miniature orchid known as the Delicate Lobed Lepanthes native to high elevation cloud forests in Oaxaca and Chiapas in Mexico and in Guatemala at about 1500 to 2550 m. It likes cool to cold damp air with frequent mist and very low light and bears small flame coloured flowers above the foliage.
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At a glance
- Plant type
- orchid
- Size
- micro <4cm
- Light
- Shade
- Humidity
- 75%–95%
Native context
Where it belongs
- Countries
- Guatemala, Mexico
- Ecosystems
- Cloud forest, Moist forest, Wet forest
- Elevation
- Montane (1,000–2,000 m)
- Flowering
- Year-round
About this plant
Miniature orchid known as the Delicate Lobed Lepanthes native to high elevation cloud forests in Oaxaca and Chiapas in Mexico and in Guatemala at about 1500 to 2550 m. It likes cool to cold damp air with frequent mist and very low light and bears small flame coloured flowers above the foliage.
Stable BJURNY record: tx_fb3f3d60ec284a66b35a