Native distribution and habitat: Grows as an epiphyte on trees and cacti, open
forest, at altitudes from 1200 to 1900 m, southwestern Ecuador and northwestern
Peru. This attractive species is related to T. incurva, T. cereicola and T. patula.
Growth habit: The plant forms a bulbous but open rosette.
Foliage: While similar to T. cereicola the leaves are stiffer and the plant grows
larger.
Flowers: The branched peach red inflorescence forms at the end of a long
thin scape, while the keeled petals are a soft peach colour which apart from
the texture are nearly indistinguishable from the bracts. Both Mez and Smith
agreed that sepals which widely exceed the floral bracts indicates the plant is T.
hitchcockiana, while if less than the bracts, the plant is T. cereicola
Seed:
Pups: Off-shoots form at the base of the plant.
Cultivation:
Availability: A rare plant, not often available.
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