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

Photo by © Eric Hunt and His Orchid Website.

Male Flower Closeup Photo by Jay Pfahl ©

Female Flower Photo courtesy of Lester W. Poole

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Common Name Barth's 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; AOS Bulletin Vol70 No 11 2001 photo; Libro Rojo de Plantas De Colombia Vol 6 Primera Parte Saenz 2007 photo fide; AOS Bulletin vol 78 No 5 2009 photo

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