Nevertheless, the necessary conditions for germination include the presence of a specific fungus, which results in the plant being very scarce whose commercialization is prohibited in Guatemala.

Abundant cloud cover at ground level, elevates the relative humidity during the day and the dry season.

This suggestion was consulted by the president of the Republic, General Jorge Ubico, with various specialists, among them was Ulises Rojas and Mariano Pacheco H. and entities like the National Library and the Society of Geography and History.

The same agreement was modified on June 4, 1947 to extend the ban on pseudobulbs and flowers, as well as to include the rest of the species of this botanical family.

[7] It was first introduced by George Ure Skinner[8] in Guatemala, where the alba variety is commonly known as the monja blanca and is the national flower of said country.