Anathallis barbulata - Small Beard Anathallis flowers are successive, 3 to 4 ; sepals are yellow with reddish nerves, petals and column are yellow...
Anathallis barbulata also called as Small Beard Anathallis, Humboltia barbulata, Lankesteriana barbulata, Panmorphia barbulata, Pleurothallis barbulata, Specklinia barbulata, Lankesteriana minutissima, Pleurothallis abjecta, Pleurothallis ciliilabia, Pleurothallis minutissima, Pleurothallis nubensis, Specklinia minutissima, is a species of the genus Anathallis. This species was described by Alec Melton Pridgeon and Mark Wayne Chase in 2001.
ANATHALLIS BARBULATA DESCRIPTION
Anathallis barbulata is native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela. It is found growing primarly in rainforests in the wet tropical biome, on very thin branches at elevations of 150 to 2000 meters above sea level.
It is a miniature sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte which reaching up to 2 cm in height. It has a very short ramicauls (less than 1 mm) that are enveloped basally by 2 close, tubular sheaths. The single leaf is apical, spathulate to obovate, emarginate, coriaceous, obtuse to bidentate apically, gradually conduplicate below into the petiolate base, 1-2 cm long.
Small Beard Anathallis blooms in the late winter and spring from the basal, thread-like, long-pedunculate, 1.5 cm long, racemose inflorescence that are covered with sheaths at the base. The flowers are successive, 3 to 4 ; sepals are yellow with reddish nerves, petals and column are yellow, foot of the column is red, lip is dark red. Sepals are dorsally carinate, with a conspicuous nerve; dorsal sepal is concave; lateral sepals are connate forming a bifid apex, acute. Petals are acuminate. Lip is fleshy, very mobile, with deeply sulcate edges, with two nailed auricles at the base, with cilia lining the inside of the edges of the inside outer helf; apex is obtuse; disc with an elliptic depression on the lower third and two small projections near the nail. Column is nailed, with two wide thin wings, and two teeth at the apex.
ANATHALLIS BARBULATA 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:
Anathallis barbulata needs a light level of 12000-18000 lux. The light should be filtered or dispersed, and the plants should not be exposed to direct sunlight in the afternoon hours. Strong air movement should be ensured all the time.
Temperature:
It is a hot to cool growing species. In summer the average day temperature is 20-23 ° C, the average night 13-16 ° C, which gives a daily difference of 8-10 ° C. In winter, the average day temperature is 18-21 ° C, night 10-13 ° C, with a daily amplitude of 7-10 ° C.
Humidity:
Small Beard Anathallis needs the humidity of probably around 80% throughout the year. Too dry air has a negative effect on the development of the plant: its growth is inhibited, and the leaves begin to turn yellow and dry out. The higher temperature, the higher the humidity should be, and the higher the humidity, the more often and longer it is necessary to ventilate the room where the plants are contained, otherwise the probability of rotting and various kinds of fungal diseases. Good air movement is essential while the plants are in leaf and growing.
Substrate, growing media:
Anathallis barbulata can be grown in small pots or baskets or mounted on pieces of tree ferns with peat moss pillows around the roots, with high humidity ensured and daily watering in the summer, during the dry and hot periods it may be necessary to water several times a day.
These plants are also grown in pots or baskets using a very loose, fast-drying substrate, such as fir bark or chopped tree fern fibers. Also, the materials that release the substrate but often retain a portion of the moisture, e.g. perlite, are often added to such a mixture. The addition of charcoal also improves the permeability of the substrate, and also protects against acidification.
Repotting:
Small Beard Anathallis react badly to any manipulations, so they should be repotted or divided only when absolutely necessary. However, because these plants do not tolerate also the decaying soil around the roots, they should be repotted immediately when the substrate begins to decompose. Therefore, it is recommended to choose a substrate such as tree fern fibers, because these are slowly decomposed. If repotting is done at the time when new roots begin to appear, the plant will be accepted and rooted in the shortest possible time. If the plant was divided, it may take up to two years to recover.
Watering:
Anathallis barbulata should be watered abundantly during the period of intensive growth from the summer to the beginning of winter, but excellent drainage should be ensured so that the ground around the roots is never desiccated or soggy.
Fertilizer:
During the active growth, Small Beard Anathallis should be fertilized every week 1/4-1/2 of the recommended dose of fertilizer for orchids. From spring to mid-summer, you can use fertilizer enriched with nitrogen, then switching to phosphorus-enriched fertilizer in late summer and autumn.
Rest period:
Anathallis barbulata need less water in the winter, especially if they grow under the conditions of a dark, short day that occurs in moderate latitudes. However, these plants should never be completely dried up. Fertilization should be reduced or eliminated until new growths appear and a more abundant spring watering begins.
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