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Brassavola

Brassavola acaulis

Author Lindl. & Paxton

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 3 countries
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Care and culture for Brassavola acaulis Photos and growing information from the Orchid Species Encyclopedia

Growing conditions

Intermediate Temperature class
10°C Day/night drop
2,644mm Annual rainfall
Seasonal Rainfall pattern

Temperature

9°N Northern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec8°13°18°23°28°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

2,644mm/year
0100200300400JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
Jan 27° 25–28 16° 15–18 47mm
Feb 28° 26–28 16° 15–19 43mm
Mar 28° 27–29 17° 15–19 54mm
Apr 28° 27–29 18° 16–20 153mm
May 28° 26–29 18° 16–20 294mm
Jun 27° 26–29 17° 16–19 303mm
Jul 28° 26–30 18° 16–19 255mm
Aug 28° 26–30 17° 16–19 332mm
Sep 26° 26–29 17° 16–19 371mm
Oct 26° 25–28 17° 15–19 424mm
Nov 25° 24–28 17° 16–19 249mm
Dec 26° 24–28 16° 15–18 122mm

Seasons are reversed for Southern Hemisphere growers.

Limited data - 9 locations

Bloom Season

Based on 11 Brassavola awards. Showing genus-level data.

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Hybrids from Brassavola acaulis

As seed parent

Brassocattleya Helene Mae × Cattleya bicolor
Brassocattleya Mosscaulis × Cattleya mossiae
Encyvola Jeanette Gardner × Encyclia tampensis
Rhynchovola Bill Starke × Rhyncholaelia glauca

As pollen parent

Brassavola Guiseppi Brassavola nodosa ×
Brassavola SWOT Brassavola Crazyarachno ×
Encyvola Cachilo Braccia Encyclia cordigera var. rosea ×

Synonyms

Bletia acaulisBletia lineataBrassavola lineataBrassavola mathieuanaJavieria acaulis

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