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Catasetum osculatum, commonly known as the kissing lips catasetum, is a species of orchid.
Catasetum osculatum used to be consider a variety of Catasetum saccatum, being called Catasetum saccatum var. christyanum.
Catasetum osculatum is a sun-loving plant that needs around 45000 lux and 50% shade. This species tolerates around 50% humidity but grows best at 70%. It also can go into a leaf-drop state during winter like other Catasetum species.
Catasetum osculatum is endemic to Brazil, specifically the states of Rondônia, Mato Grosso, and Mato Grosso do Sul. It grows mainly in gallery forest, usually on palm trees or dead trees between 200 and 500 meters above sea level. Their climate is tropical to subtropical with temperatures ranging from 10 °C (50 °F) to 40 °C (104 °F). Their dry season is long and there is low humidity throughout majority of the year but it still frequently has precipitation.
Lustrous black Catasetum · Bearded Catasetum · Catasetum callosum · Nodding Catasetum · Catasetum cristatum · Catasetum deltoideum · Catasetum discolor · Expansive Catasetum · Catasetum fimbriatum · Catasetum fuchsii · Catasetum galeritum · Spheroid-flowered Catasetum
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Catasetum osculatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
