Catasetum socco (Vell.) Hoehne 1952 SUBGENUS Catasetum SECTION Isoceras SUBSECTION Convergentes Photo by © © Dalton Holland Baptista and Orchidstudium

Another Flower?

Inflorescence Photo by © Woon Leng Nursery © and their Orchid Website

Part sun Hot to Warm

Common Name The Sock Catasetum?

Flower Size

Found in southern & southestern Brazil

Often cited with C trulla as a syn but there seems to be a big difference between the 2 species if the 2 ID's are correct. Further study is needed, anyone?

Synonyms *Cypripedium socco Vell. 1831; Paphiopedilum socco (Vell.) Pfitzer 1894

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list IPNI ; The World of Catasetum Holtz 1999; Orchid Digest Vol 80 #4 2016 photo fide;

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