Phragmipedium besseae
Appearance
Phragmipedium besseae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Cypripedioideae |
Genus: | Phragmipedium |
Species: | P. besseae
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Binomial name | |
Phragmipedium besseae Dodson & J.Kuhn
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Phragmipedium besseae (Pronunciation:frag-mee-PED-ee-oom BESS-ee-eye) is an orchid species of the genus Phragmipedium. It is a terrestrial orchid native to the wet montane forests on the eastern slope of the Andes in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[2]
Description
It has 13–30 cm long, 2–5 cm wide, dull green, keeled leaves. The inflorescence is 1-6 flowered, opening sequentially, up to 50 cm long, brown, pilose. It has flowers 6–9 cm wide, 11⁄2 to 21⁄2" (4 to 6.5 cm), pouch with translucent windows. Phragmipedium besseae is also known to produce long rhizomes.[3]
References
- ^ Rankou,H. (2016)"Phragmipedium besseae". In IUCN 2014. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.1.
- ^ The Gore Orchid Conservatory http://www.goreorchidconservatory.com/SpecPgs/Phrag-besseae.html
- ^ Slipperfreak 2007 Phragmipedium besseae http://www.orchidboard.com/node/122
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