Cyrtopodium macrobulbon
Cyrtopodium macrobulbon
- Native to:
- Belize | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Guam | Guatemala | Honduras | Mexico | Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest | Nicaragua | Panamá
iNaturalist: © frank-xavi63 (iNaturalist #83304659)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Genus:
- Cyrtopodium
- Species:
- Cyrtopodium macrobulbon
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- sep,oct,nov
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow, brown
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Occurs in fire-prone savanna habitats; resprouts from pseudobulbs after fire.
Source: deepseek-v4-flash
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Seeds are dust-like and require symbiotic fungi for germination in nature; in cultivation, sterile asymbiotic sowing on agar medium is used.
Source: deepseek-v4-flash