Lycaste With Handles
Lycaste xytriophora

English Common Name: Lycaste With Handles

Chinese Name / 中文名: No information available

Other Local Name: No information available

Family Name: Orchidaceae

Scientific Name: Lycaste xytriophora

Synonym: Lycaste xytriophora var. rosea

Classification: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants)‎ > ‎Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division)‎ > ‎Asparagales‎ > ‎Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)‎ > ‎Lycaste

Origin: Costa Rica to Ecuador

Growth Habit: Shrub

Characteristic: An orchid with deciduous, plicate, lanceolate, acuminate leaves that have spines on the pseudobulb when leaves fall. Flower waxy and fragrant.

Care Requirements: Prefers partial shade and lots of watering.

Images Location: Malaysia