Catasetum deltoideum
| Catasetum deltoideum | |
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| Ctsm. deltoideum male flowers | |
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| Ctsm. deltoideum female flowers (with some male form) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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Myanthus deltoideus Lindl. (1836) (Basionym) | |
Catasetum deltoideum, the triangular catasetum, is a species of orchid found from Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname and Brazil.
Description
[edit]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
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