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Trichocentrum luridum
Trichocentrum luridum is a Neotropical epiphytic orchid from Mexico through Central America to northern South America, usually grown as a warm, bright, lightly watered orchid that likes to dry out between waterings.
Trichocentrum luridum is a species of orchid found from Mexico through parts of Central America to northern South America (Belize, Colombia, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela). It was first described in 1823 by John Lindley as Oncidium luridum. It is placed in the subtribe Oncidiinae.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trichocentrum luridum 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.
