lemboglossum-cordatum

In the 1980s ,the orginal genus of Odontoglossum was split up in to many genera,such as Lemboglossum,miltonioides,Osmoglossum,or Ticoglossum . To this day ,however,many species that were then transffered to one of these new genera are still listed in orchid literature under their old generic name Odontoglossum,which may cause some confusion . The species L. cordatum has egg-shaped,2-4 in /6-cm-long pseudobulbs ended with a single narrow leaf reaching a length of 8 in /20 cm . The sparse flower raceme consists of 5-8 flowers with a variable length of their pointed tepals . Their yellow color complemented with brown spots. Grow it in the same way as Ticoglossum Krameri . The plants bloom between June and August in foggy alpine forests of Mexico,Guatemala,Honduras and Costa Rica.