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Pomatocalpa

Pomatocalpa macphersonii

Author (F.Muell.) T.E.Hunt

Species
Simple World Map Author: Al MacDonald Editor: Fritz Lekschas License: CC BY-SA 3.0 ID: ISO 3166-1 or "_[a-zA-Z]" if an ISO code is not available
Found in 5 countries
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Care and culture for Pomatocalpa macphersonii Photos and growing information from the Orchid Species Encyclopedia

Growing conditions

Intermediate Temperature class
12–897m Elevation
8°C Day/night drop
2,011mm Annual rainfall
Highly seasonal Rainfall pattern

Temperature

16°S Southern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec8°13°18°23°28°33°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

2,011mm/year
0100200300400JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
Jan 30° 29–32 23° 21–23 368mm
Feb 30° 28–31 23° 21–23 401mm
Mar 29° 28–30 22° 21–23 384mm
Apr 28° 26–29 21° 19–22 234mm
May 26° 25–28 19° 18–20 94mm
Jun 25° 23–26 17° 15–18 42mm
Jul 24° 22–26 16° 14–17 34mm
Aug 25° 23–27 16° 14–17 38mm
Sep 27° 25–29 18° 16–19 44mm
Oct 29° 27–30 20° 18–20 56mm
Nov 30° 29–31 21° 20–22 97mm
Dec 31° 29–32 22° 21–23 219mm

Seasons are reversed for Northern Hemisphere growers.

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Based on 4 Pomatocalpa awards. Showing genus-level data.

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Synonyms

Cleisostoma incurvumCleisostoma macphersoniiPomatocalpa incurvumPomatocalpa potamophilumSaccolabium macphersoniiSarcanthus macphersoniiSarcochilus macphersonii

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