Microterangis hariotiana is found in the Comoro Islands. This orchid is found on Anjouan and Grande Comore where it grows in humid forest from near sea level to 500 m.
Microterangis hariotiana also called as Hariot's Microterangis, Chamaeangis hariotiana, Mystacidium hariotianum, Saccolabium hariotianum, is a species of the genus Microterangis. This species was described by Karlheinz Senghas in 1985.
IDENTIFY MICROTERANGIS HARIOTIANA ORCHID PLANT
Microterangis hariotiana is found in the Comoro Islands. This orchid is found on Anjouan and Grande Comore where it grows in humid forest from near sea level to 500 m.
It is a miniature to small sized, hot to warm growing, monopodial epiphyte with a short stem carrying 4 to 7 obovate-oblong , unequally obtuse and bilobed apically leaves.
Hariot's Microterangis blooms with numerous pendant, 20 cm long racemes of many densly packed, alternate, miniature flowers occuring in the spring. The flowers are 3-4 mm in diameter.
MICROTERANGIS HARIOTIANA ORCHID PLANT CARE AND CULTURE
Cultural information should only be used as a guide, and should be to be adapted to suit you. Your physical location; where you grow your plants, how much time you have to devote to their care, and many other factors, will need to be taken into account. Only then can you decide on the cultural methods that best suit you and your plants.
Light:
Microterangis hariotiana needs a light level of 20000-30000 lux. Light should be filtered or diffused, and the plants should not be exposed to direct midday sun. Strong air movement should be provided at all times.
Temperature:
Summer days temperature at average 29°C, and nights average 22-23°C, with a diurnal range of 6-7°C.
Humidity:
Hariot's Microterangis need the humidity averages of 80-85% most of the year, dropping to near 75% for a month or so in late winter.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
To accommodate the long, often pendent flower spikes, Microterangis hariotiana usually are grown on cork slabs or in shallow, well-drained hanging baskets. Mounted plants need high humidity, however, and during hot, dry weather they may need several waterings a day.
They can also be grown in a shallow hanging pot or basket filled with a very open medium that has excellent drainage, is well aerated, and allows the medium to dry fairly rapidly after watering. Growers generally use medium-sized fir bark or shredded tree-fern fiber and add varying amounts of chunky perlite and/or chopped sphagnum moss to keep the medium open and retain some moisture. Including charcoal in the mix also holds the medium open and prevents souring in the pot.
Plants should be repotted immediately if the medium starts to break down or whenever the plant outgrows its container. Repotting should be done just as new roots start to grow. This enables the plant to become reestablished in the shortest possible time.
Watering:
Rainfall is moderate to heavy through most of the year, with a fairly short, somewhat drier season in spring. The cultivated plants should be watered heavily while actively growing, but the roots must be able to dry rather quickly after watering. Water should be reduced somewhat when plants are not actively growing.
Fertilizer:
1/4-1/2 recommended strength, applied weekly when plants are actively growing. You can use a balanced fertilizer throughout the year; but also can use a high-nitrogen fertilizer from spring to midsummer, then switch to one high in phosphates in late summer and autumn.
Rest period:
Conditions are only a little cooler in winter when days average 26-27°C, and nights average 18-20°C, and the diurnal range is 7-8°C. Rainfall is somewhat less for a month or so in spring. Water should be reduced for cultivated plants in winter, particularly those grown in the dark, short-day conditions common in temperate latitudes. Plants should not dry out completely, however. Fertilizer should be reduced when water is reduce.
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