Cycnoches barthiorum G.F.Carr & Christenson 1999 Male Flower SECTION Heteranthae

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Male Flower Closeup

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Female Flower

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Hermaphroditic Flower

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Common Name Barths' Cycnoches [Colombian Orchid Growers early 1900's]

Flower Size 2" [5 cm]

This medium sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte occurs in southern Colombia near sealevel and has spindle shaped pseudobulbs carrying 7, elliptic-lanceolate, plicate, acuminate leaves that are deciduous and blooms in the late winter on a pendant, 6.6" [17cm] long, densly few to several flowered inflorescence carrying non-resupinate, fragrant flowers.

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *AOS Bulletin Vol 68 No 6 1999 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 64 #1 2000 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 70 No 11 2001 photo fide; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1C lieferung 44-45 pg 2763 - 2898 Brieger 2001 photo fide; Orquideologia Vol 22 #2 2002 photo fide; Libro Rojo de Plantas De Colombia Vol 6 Primera Parte Saenz 2007 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 72 #1 2008 photo fide; AOS Bulletin vol 78 No 5 2009 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 81 #3 2012 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 80 #4 2016 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 86 #9 2017 photo fide; Orchids, A Colombian Treasure Vol 1 Ortiz & Uribe 2014 drawing/photo fide

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