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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... spur . Aerangis ellisii ( Reichb.f . ) Schltr . The largest species in the genus is in Madagascar and has elongated stems bearing large leaves alternating in two rows . Long succulent racemes bear conspicuous bracts and five to 20 large ...
... spur . Aerangis ellisii ( Reichb.f . ) Schltr . The largest species in the genus is in Madagascar and has elongated stems bearing large leaves alternating in two rows . Long succulent racemes bear conspicuous bracts and five to 20 large ...
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... spur is long and slender . Plants in the genus are all fragrant and attractive to butterflies and moths with probosces long enough to reach the nectar in the long spurs . Gymnadenia conopsea ( L ) R. Br . A familiar species on ...
... spur is long and slender . Plants in the genus are all fragrant and attractive to butterflies and moths with probosces long enough to reach the nectar in the long spurs . Gymnadenia conopsea ( L ) R. Br . A familiar species on ...
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... spur ; in reference to the slender spur of most species This is a genus of 31 species distributed from Mexico to Bolivia and Brazil . The genus is characterized by the presence of small , unifoliate pseudobulbs of a single internode ...
... spur ; in reference to the slender spur of most species This is a genus of 31 species distributed from Mexico to Bolivia and Brazil . The genus is characterized by the presence of small , unifoliate pseudobulbs of a single internode ...
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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