Pescatorea dayana Reichenbach f.

photo courtesy of Jewels of the Rainforest

Forma:

Synonyms:

Zygoeptalum dayanum Reichenbach f.

Common name: Day's Pescatorea

Derivation: for the grower John Day of England

Plant: epiphytic, pseudobulb-less, short stem with about 7 oblong-lanceolate leaves (2-5 x 20-60cm) in a fan-shape

Flowers: basal inflorescence with a single showy white flower (to 8cm) with rose-purple on the tips, rose purple with a several ridged callus, otherwise smooth (not hairy)

Bloomtimes: winter

Habitat: from 300 to 1500m.

Comments:

Distribution Range: Panama, Columbia, Ecuador

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References:
• Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids; Alex D. Hawkes; Faber & Faber 1965; pg. 364
• Manual of Cultivated Orchid Species; Bechtel, Cribb & Launert; MIT press 1992; pg. 466
• Native Columbian Orchids ; Rodrigo Escobar; Colina; Vol. 3, pg. 407

Last Modified: Thursday, December 10, 1998