Catasetum deltoideum
Appearance
Catasetum deltoideum | |
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Ctsm. deltoideum male flowers | |
Ctsm. deltoideum female flowers (with some male form) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Catasetum |
Species: | C. deltoideum
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Binomial name | |
Catasetum deltoideum (Lindl.) Mutel (1837)
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Synonyms | |
Myanthus deltoideus Lindl. (1836) (Basionym) |
Catasetum deltoideum, the triangular catasetum, is a species of orchid found from Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname and Brazil.
Description
This medium-sized orchid is epiphytic in forest at higher elevations.
It has oblong-fusiform stems (pseudobulbs) carrying deciduous, ridged, many nerved, oblong-lanceolate, acute leaves. The leaves 4–5. Inflorescence arching to horizontal, 8-10 flowered.[1] Male flowers resupinate, triangular. sepals and petals are lanceolate, dark green marked with maroon. lip also triangular, white. Female flowers green. sepals and petals recurved.
References
External links
- Media related to Catasetum deltoideum at Wikimedia Commons