| Psychopsis [Pyp.] papilio | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pronounced: | pa-PILL-ee-o (butterfly) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Author: | (Lindl.) H.G.Jones, J. Barbados Mus. Hist. Soc. 35: 32 (1975). |
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| Synonym: Oncidium [Onc.] papilio -- Lindl., Bot. Reg. 11: t. 910 (1825). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name: | The Butterfly Psychopsis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Based on data from 89 awards Pyp. papilio averages 1.4 flowers per inflorescence and 10.1 cm. (4 inches) natural spread. |
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| Photography by R. Maruska | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ORIGIN/HABITAT: Trinidad, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. In Venezuela, plants are found the northern Provinces of Carabobo, Lara, Mérida, Miranda, and Trujillo at 2600–3900 ft. (800–1200 m). Dunsterville & Garay (1961) stated that this species grows in fairly tall, dense forest at 1500 ft. (460 m) in Guatopo. They indicated that the species is generally widespread, but it is not common in the lower, drier parts of the coastal range forests. -- Source: Charles Baker |
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| *Based on 384 recorded plant bloomings. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grow in shaded to dappled light conditions. |
Grow in warm to hot conditions, or 66°F to 85°F at night. |
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