Prosthechea bicamerata [Rchb.f] Higgins 1997
Photo by Andy's Orchids
Drawing by Eric Hagsater
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Common Name The Two-Chambered Prosthechea
Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]
Found in Mexico in wet mixed forest or cloud forests at elevations of 1900 to 2600 meters as an medium sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte with ovoid, clustered pseudobulbs carrying 1 to 3, apical, elliptic-oblong, broadly acute, basally conduplicate and clasping leaves that will bloom in the fall through spring on an apical, erect, 16" [40 cm] long, few branching, many flowered inflorescence with 11 to 26, resupinate fragrant flowers.
Synonyms Encyclia bicamerata (Rchb. f.) Dressler & G.E. Pollard 1971; *Epidendrum bicameratum Rchb. f. 1871; Epidendrum karwinskii Rchb. f. 1869
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Gard. Chron. 1871: 1194 Rchb.f 1871 as Epidendrum bicameratum;
Gard. Chron. 1869: 710 Rchb.f 1869, Epidendrum karwinski;i; nom. illeg.
Bonplandia Rchb.f 1856 as Epidendrum karwinskii;
The Genus Epidendrum Ames 1936 as Epidendrum bicameratum;
The Genus Epidendrum Ames 1936 as Epidendrum karwinskii; Phytologia 21: 436 Dressler & G E Pollard 1971 as Encyclia bicamerata;
*Phytologia 82: 376 W E Higgins 1997 publ. 1998;
Icones Orchidacearum 5 - 6 Orchids of Mexico Part 2 - 3 Plate 648 Hagsater & Soto 2002 drawing fide;
The Cattleya and Their Relatives Vol 7 The Debateable Epidendrum Withner & Harding 2004 photo fide;
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