| Author: |
M.Martens & H.G. Galeotti, 1842 |
| Family: |
ERICACEAE |
| Origin: |
Belize,
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
| Soil: |
No,
Epiphytic |
| Water:
|
Maximum |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
20
Centimetres |
| Height: |
2
Metres |
| Flower:
|
Red |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
Macleania coccinea, Decne.
Macleania colorata, Klotzsch.
Macleania compacta, A.C.Sm.
Macleania cordata, Lem.
Macleania cordata var. linearifolia, Donn.Sm..
Macleania insignis var. linearifolia, Standl. &
L.O.Williams.
Macleania linearifolia, A.C.Sm.
Macleania longiflora, Lindl.
Macleania ovata, Klotzsch.
Macleania subracemosa, L.O.Williams.
Macleania tenuiflora, Klotzsch.
Macleania tenuifolia, Walp.
Macleania tuberosa, Nied.
Orthaea laurifolia, Luteyn.
Thibaudia laurifolia, M.Martens & Galeotti. |
This member of the Ericaceae family was described by Martin Martens
and
Henri Guillaume Galeotti in
1842. It's found in the trees as a epiphyte in the cloud forests of
southern Mexico to Costa Rica and Guatemala. Lots of water and some sun.
The tube-like caudex will grow to 20 centimetres in diameter, the stems one to
four meters. The flowers are pink, and seeds are the only way of
reproducing.
The genera name after
John Maclean, 19th century Scottish merchant who exported plants
from Lima, Peru. The species name from Latin insignis,
meaning 'remarkable' or 'out standing' for the flowers.
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