familyOrchidaceae
subfamilyOrchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae
genusMacradenia
speciesMacradenia lutescens
Difference between revisions of "Macradenia lutescens"
Bot. Reg. 8: plate 612. 1822.
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Latest revision as of 22:13, 5 November 2020
Plants to 18 cm (excluding inflorescence). Leaves: blade 8–15 × 1–2.5 cm. Inflorescences 1–2, to 12 cm; bracts 3–10 mm. Flowers cream to pale orange with red-brown to red-purple spots; sepals 6–120 × 3–6 mm, apex acute; petals 6–120 × 3–4 mm, apex acute; lip white to pale yellow with yellow patch near callus, 7–10 × 6–8 mm, lateral lobes nearly circular, middle lobe nearly linear, apex acute and strongly reflexed; callus of 3 shallow keels; column white, often with 2 red-brown streaks, 8 mm. Capsules 15–20 mm.
Phenology: Flowering Oct–Dec.
Habitat: Epiphytic in shaded sites on small branches and twigs
Elevation: 0–10[–500] m
Distribution
Fla., West Indies, n South America.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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