OrchidWiz
Looking for OrchidWiz? The modern orchid database — awards, genealogy & more
Visit OrchidWiz →
Onc. margalefii 'Tortilla' photo by Dr. Roelie van Rooyen

Member Plants

0 plants cultivated by members of ORCHIDS.ORG.

Upcoming Events Worldwide

(log in to see events near you)
  1. Monday, August 3 - Fort Worth Orchid Society Meeting, Fort Worth, TX (0 members going)

Upcoming Global Events

For Sale by Members

There are currently no photos of plants of Trichocentrum margalefii for sale by members of ORCHIDS.ORG. Below are other recent plants for sale:

Cyrt. punctatum var. Florida strain $45.00 listed by Rich Ackerman Fort Lauderdale, USA Local Only

Phal. Sunset Gemstone 'Tahiti' $25.00 listed by Peter Podaras Boring, USA

B. perrinii $35.00 listed by Linda Hartman PORT ST LUCIE, USA Local Only
Do you have a plant for sale or trade which you cannot ship or do not want to bother shippping? No problem. Click here to make a local-only offer. It's a free service to our members.

Orchid Species: Trichocentrum margalefii

(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)

Trichocentrum margalefii is an orchid species identified by (Hágsater) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams in 2001.
Genus
Trichocentrum (Trt.)
Grex
margalefii
(name currently accepted by Kew)
Parents
Species
Author
(Hágsater) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams
Year
2001
Add To My Plants   List for Sale or Trade   Write an Article
ORIGIN: This is a Mexican, small sized, warm to cool growing, epiphytic, mule-eared species found in pine-oak and mountain rain forest at elevations of 1900 to 2100 meters.

DESCRIPTION: This is a Mexican, small sized, warm to cool growing, epiphytic, mule-eared species found in pine-oak and mountain rain forest at elevations of 1900 to 2100 meters on the southern Pacific coast with subcylindric, fairly small pseudobulbs subtended by several triangular, purple at the apex sheaths with a single, apical, oblong elliptic, coriaceous, succulent, acute leaf that blooms on a basal, 12 to 16 [30 to 40 cm] long, several [6 to 15] flowered, racemose inflorescence with a few scarious bracts and a ovate to triangular floral bracts arising on a mature pseudobulb and having showy flowers occurring in the late fall and winter.

FLOWER SIZE: 1 3/4 inch [4.5 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
Other Names
Genus Name Genus Grex Name Year Author
Add+ Trichocentrum Trt margalegfii 2001
Add+ Lophiaris Lop margalefii 1993 (Hágsater) Braem
Add+ Oncidium Onc margalefii 1975 Hágsater
Most awarded/recent cultivars: Trt. margalefii 'Schanz' (2018) Trt. margalefii 'Mexican Beauty' (2015) Onc. margalefii 'Wössen' (2009) Onc. margalefii 'Tortilla' (2004) Onc. margalefii 'Susan' (2003) Onc. margalefii 'Memoria Anna Mische' (1990)
Log in to Add a Comment

Featured Site Articles

Read Latest Articles

Orchids.org Website Issues

Author is Carol Holdren, posted 5 days ago Orchids.org launched in 2013, and we've been recently experiencing some technical issues with the site.  Please rest assured you data is safely backed up.  Your collection is still on Orchids.org o... Read More

Easy Orchids

Author is Ken Slump, posted over 5 years ago Suggestions for Choosing Plants Requiring Minimal Care THIS SEEMS LIKE AN IDEAL TOPIC for an article. Many of us want to enjoy orchid flowers with a minimum of fuss and I have found that most ... Read More

Beginners Start Here

Author is Ken Slump, posted over 5 years ago A 12-Step Plan for Becoming a Successful Orchid Grower IF YOU ARE NEW TO THE ORCHID hobby and perhaps feel you are not enjoying the success with your plants that you had hoped for, read throug... Read More

Water: The Most Important Nutrient

Author is Roy Tokunaga, posted about 6 years ago We take water for granted.  It falls out of the sky.  It flows from the faucet.  Oahu city water is considered good for growing Orchids.   We use it without thought or concern. If you study orch... Read More

  Announcements

  1. Orchids.org Website Issues

New Topics

  1. Al Schotz asked question Gomesa bifolia in category General Discussion
  2. Kjell Meershoek started topic Re-inventing an orchidarium.. your thoughts in category Curiosity
  3. David George asked question Odom's Fascination - an unusual orchid in category General Discussion
  4. Carol Holdren asked question Grow Tent in the Garage in category General Discussion
  5. David George asked question rlc Caotan Beauty found at Home Depot in category Cattleya Alliance
Ask a Question

Start a Topic

New Comments

  1. Marie H Miller commented on member plant Mtssa. Dark Star by Marie H Miller
  2. Robert H. Findlay commented on member plant C. maxima var. coerulea by Robert H. Findlay
  3. Carol Holdren commented on topic "Gomesa bifolia" by Al Schotz
  4. Linda Hartman commented on topic "rlc Caotan Beauty found at Home Depot " by David George
  5. Mary Lane commented on article "Aerangis citrata" by Tom Kuligowski
  6. Kjell Meershoek commented on topic "Re-inventing an orchidarium.. your thoughts" by Kjell Meershoek
  7. Inga Kruppa commented on member plant Acacallis cyanea Х Paradisanthus micranthus by Inga Kruppa
  8. Carol Holdren commented on topic "Odom's Fascination - an unusual orchid" by David George
  9. Dr. Florian Wolf commented on topic "Wild. Lisa Devos" by Maria Fernandez
  10. Michael Valcarcel commented on member plant Rlc. Chief Takanaka by Walceli Muniz Valverde
  11. Michael Valcarcel commented on member plant Rlc. Montana Spirit by Michael Valcarcel
  12. Michael Valcarcel commented on member plant Ctt. Blazing Sun by Michael Valcarcel
  13. Michael Valcarcel commented on member plant Bc. Spotted Clown by Michael Valcarcel
  14. Maria Skrypnyk commented on member plant Yamadara Redland Sunset by Maria Skrypnyk
  15. André Pessina commented on topic "Odontocidium Orchid fungus?" by Kristin Dorris
  16. Linda Hartman commented on topic "Image of a plant please" by Leshya Perkins
  17. Paul Reavis commented on orchid Milt. Kismet
  18. Christiaan Viljoen commented on member plant Psh. fragrans by Christiaan Viljoen
  19. Christiaan Viljoen commented on member plant Z. maculatum by Christiaan Viljoen
  20. Christiaan Viljoen commented on member plant C. Gaskell-Pumila 'Azure Star' by Christiaan Viljoen