ROSSIOGLOSSUM GRANDE
Author:
L.A. Garay & G. C. Kennedy, 1976
Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Orchid Digest 40: 142 (1976)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
7 Centimetres
Height:
30 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Pseudobulbs
CITES:
Synonyms:
Odontoglossum grande, John Lindley, 1840.
Odontoglossum grande var. aureum, Stein.
Rossioglossum grande var. aureum, Garay & G.C.Kenn.
Rossioglossum grande f. aureum, Christenson.
This member of the Orchidaceae family was given this name by Leslie Andrew Garay and George C. Kennedy in 1976. It is found from Guatemala, Honduras and Belize up in Mexico, growing as an epiphyte in rain forests with lots of water and little to some sun. The pseudobulbs can grow to seven centimetres, the whole plant up to 30 centimetres, and the inflorescence with the yellow, maroon and white flowers up to 45 centimetres.
The genera name is named for for John Ross, 19th century plant collector in Mexico and Latin glossum; 'tongue'. The species name means 'big'. A plant from Orchids-loeada.lv.
Flower
Yellow / Maroon / White
Soil
Epiphytic
Water
Maximum
Sun
Minimum - Medium