Cattleya aclandiae
A dwarf bifoliate cattleya only 8–12 cm tall that carries one or two waxy, spicy-scented, heavily spotted flowers far larger than the plant itself. It grows on rough-barked trees in seasonally dry forest in Bahia, Brazil, in the Paraguaçu River basin southwest of Salvador, in warm, bright, breezy conditions. It is one of the most light-tolerant cattleyas and does best mounted, with a drier rest after the new growths mature.
Where it grows wild
Trunks and branches of rough-barked trees in rather dry forest near the coast and on low plateaus by the Paraguaçu River drainage, typically near permanent water, where sea breezes keep the air moving. It also turns up on mango trees planted in towns.
Literature gives about 100–400 m; our nine records with elevation fall at 20–380 m, median 50 m.
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