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Lepanthes kokonuko is a small epiphytic orchid from high Andean cloud forest in southern Colombia, growing on tree branches at about 3,170 to 3,235 m. It is a cool, humid, shade-loving species that needs careful, stable conditions to grow well.
Lepanthes kokonuko is a species of orchid from southern Colombia. L. kokonuko can be easily recognized by its caespitose medium-sized plants, elliptical coriaceous leaves, long loosely, flexuous and distichous inflorescences; strongly revolute lateral sepals, transversely bilobed petals with the upper lobe lanceolate (hornlike), and a bilaminate lip with the blades ovoid–lanceolate with a bipartite appendix.
Lepanthes kokonuko is found in the Colombian Massif of the western slope in Central Andes at Piedra León village in the municipality
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lepanthes kokonuko by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
