Platystele schmidtchenii

Also known as: Schmidtchen's Platystele or Platystele escobariana in the subfamily: Epidendroideae

Native to: Departamento del Huila - Colombia

General Information

Schmidtchen's Platystele is a cool to warm growing orchid belonging to the sub family Epidendroideae native to Colombia. It is named after the German Discoverer of Species late 19th cen.

Plant Description

Each new growth has a single erect elliptic leaf

Climate

Grows at high elevations.