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Aspasia lunata
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Oncidium
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A. lunata
Binomial name
Aspasia lunata
Lindl. (1836)
Synonyms
  • Trophianthus zonatus Scheidw. (1844)
  • Miltonia odorata Rchb.f. (1855)
  • Odontoglossum lunatum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. (1864)
  • Aspasia papilionacea Rchb.f. (1876)
  • Aspasia lunata var. superba B.S.Williams (1894)

Aspasia lunata is a species of orchid, native to tropical South America, in the Brazilian southeast and south and reaching Bolivia and Paraguay, from 200–750 metres (660–2,460 ft) in elevation.

Aspasia lunata - flower
Aspasia lunata - flower and foliage

Description

It forms large colonies, however, being not a particularly common species, it is just occasionally found, mostly on areas of transition between shady forest and open areas both in rain forests and cloud montane forests.

Aspasia lunata is primarily an epiphyte on thick stems but often is found living over rock grooves covered by fallen leaves and humid forests where they never are exposed to direct-straight sunlight. [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Miranda, Francisco (2006). Orquídeas da Amazônia Brasileira: 168 & 173 Ed. Expressão e Cultura, 1996. ISBN 85-208-0208-7