Telipogon chrysocrates Rchb. f. 1877 SECTION Brevicaules Photo by Rodrigo Escobar

Another Flower Photo by Weyman Bussey, plant grown by Jim Hamilton

Common Name The Golden Yellow Mouth Telipogon

Flower Size .8" [2 cm]

Found in Colombia and Peru as a cool to cold growing epiphyte that dies back after blooming and takes a rest only to reappear in the next growing season, so do not throw out until you are sure that it is dead.

References W3 Tropicos Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Colombian Orchids Vol 4 COS 1992 photo fide; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 30 1841 - 1904 Brieger 1994 photo fide; Orchid Species Of Peru Zelenko & Bermudez 2009 photo as T sp pg 353 fide

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