The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids: Over 1100 Species Illustrated and IdentifiedAlec M. Pridgeon Aimed at everyone interested in orchids, this guide illustrates and identifies over 1100 species. |
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... lithophytic or epiphytic plant , it produces erect , few- flowered inflorescences . The large , pure white flowers are contrasted with the bright yellow lip striped with red . An unusual feature of the flower is the forward projection ...
... lithophytic or epiphytic plant , it produces erect , few- flowered inflorescences . The large , pure white flowers are contrasted with the bright yellow lip striped with red . An unusual feature of the flower is the forward projection ...
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... lithophytic or epiphytic species . Long , arching inflorescences bear numerous large green to pale brown flowers with white to yellow lips . The typical variety has a prominent dark red blotch at the tip of the lip . A concolor green ...
... lithophytic or epiphytic species . Long , arching inflorescences bear numerous large green to pale brown flowers with white to yellow lips . The typical variety has a prominent dark red blotch at the tip of the lip . A concolor green ...
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... lithophytes which is centered in Madagascar and adjacent islands of the western Indian Ocean . Two species are known ... lithophytic and form clusters of upright stems . The white flowers have a slender spur about three centimeters long ...
... lithophytes which is centered in Madagascar and adjacent islands of the western Indian Ocean . Two species are known ... lithophytic and form clusters of upright stems . The white flowers have a slender spur about three centimeters long ...
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apex apical lobe basal base blotch Bolivia Brazil bright brown callus Cattleya centimeters centimeters in diameter centimeters long centimeters tall Colombia color column wings compost Costa Rica cultivation Cymbidieae Cymbidieae Subtribe dark Dendrobium dorsal sepal Ecuador elongate endemic Epidendreae Epidendreae Subtribe Epidendrum epiphytic erect Etymology fleshy flowers are produced flowers reach Garay genus genus is characterized green greenish grow grown humidity hybrids hypochile inflorescence inflorescence produced intermediate conditions labellum Laelia lateral lobes lateral sepals leaf leathery leaves Lindley This species lip is white lithophytic Luer Lycaste margin Masdevallia Maxillaria meters Mexico midlobe moist native Odontoglossum Oncidium orchid pale Paphiopedilum Peru Phalaenopsis pink Pleurothallis pollinia pots pseudobulbous stems pseudobulbs purple racemes red-brown reddish Reichb.f rhizome Sarcanthinae Schltr sepals and petals sheaths slender species distributed species is found species occurs spots spur stipe Subtribe temperatures terrestrial three-lobed Tribe tropical Vanda Vandeae Subtribe Venezuela viscidium warm white flowers yellow