Lepanthes gargantua Rchb.f.

Named for the monstrous Gargantua in allusion to the size of the species.

Subgenus:  Lepanthes

Section:  Lepanthes

Subsection:  Lepanthes

Plant ID:  00133/01646

Clonal Name:  'Free Spirit' 

Award:  CBR/AOS given on 6-20-1998 at the Great Lakes Judging Center

Additional Information:  Robust species is relatively frequent and widely distributed in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador at 4,920 feet (1,500 m) to 10,000 feet (3,050 m)

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