Telipogon hausmannianus Rchb.f. 1861 Photo by © Patricia Harding

Another Flower Photo by Arturo Carillo

In situ plant Photo by Klub Orchidea

Full ShadeCold Spring Fall

Common Name Hausmann's Telipogon [German Orchid Enthusiast 1800's]

Flower Size

Found in Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador at elevations of 2300 to 3000 meters as a cold growing epiphyte that blooms in the spring and fall

Synonyms Telipogon croesus Rchb.f. 1876; Telipogon hausmannii Rchb.f. 1876

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 48 No 2 1979 photo; Native Colombian Orchids Vol VI COS 1998

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