Anacheilium faustum (Rchb. f. ex Cogn.) Pabst, Moutinho & A.V. Pinto 1981

Photo courtesy of Gustavo Coral of Brazil

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Common Name The Luxurious Anacheilium [refers to Faustus, a medival magician who traded his soul for fame and fortune]

Flower Size 2" [5 cm]

Found in southern Brazil in humid montane forests at elevations around 700 meters as a small sized, warm growing epiphyte with closely spaced, spindle-shaped pseudobulbs carrying 2, apical, narrow, strap shaped leaves and blooms in the Brazilian summer and fall on an erect, 5" [12 cm] long, apical, erect, with a few to several [4 to 10] flowered inflorescence carrying fragrant flowers.

Grow mounted on treefern or in baskets of chopped treefern and sphagnum with cool temperatures, bright light and watering while growing. Apply less water when the coolest weather sets in.

Synonyms Encyclia fausta (Rchb. f. ex Cogn.) Pabst 1972; *Epidendrum faustum Rchb. f. ex Cogn. 1900; Hormidium faustum (Rchb. f. ex Cogn.) Brieger 1960; Prosthechea fausta [Rchb.f ex cogn.] Higgins 1997

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

Fl. Bras. 3(5): 80 Cogniaux 1898 as Epidendrum faustum;

Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 35: 70 Schlechter 1925 as Epidendrum faustum;

Publ. Ci. Inst. Genét. Esc. Super. Agric. Luis de Queiroz 1: 20 Brieger 1960 as Hormidium faustum;

Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 29: 276 Pabst 1967 publ. 1972 as Encyclia fausta;

*Bradea 3: 183 Pabst, Moutinho & A.V.Pinto 1981

Orchidaceae Brasilienses Vol 2 Pabst - Dungs 1977 as Encyclia fausta;

Phytologia 82: 377 W E Higgins 1997 publ. 1998 as Prosthechea fausta;

Botanica's Orchids Laurel Glenn 2002 as Protheschea fausta;

The Cattleyas and Their Relatives, the Debateable Epidendrum Withner and Harding 2004 photo fide;

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