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Bulbophyllum gracillimum, commonly known as the wispy umbrella orchid, [2] is a species of epiphytic orchid. It has a creeping rhizome , widely spaced, olive green pseudobulbs , each with a single thick, leathery, fleshy leaf and between six and ten purplish red flowers spreading in a semicircular umbel .
Bulbophyllum medusae, commonly known as the Medusa orchid, is a species of epiphytic orchid with a creeping rhizome and a single leaf about 100 mm (3.9 in) long emerging from the top of each pseudobulb. The flowers are creamy yellow and arranged in clusters of about fifteen arranged in a circle at the tip of the flowering stem.
The genus name (Bulbophyllum) is derived from the Greek bolbos meaning 'bulb' and phyllon, 'a leaf', referring to the pseudobulbs on top of which the leaf grows. [ 9 ] [ 6 ] In 2014, Alec Pridgeon and others proposed merging the genus Drymoda with Bulbophyllum in the Genera Orchidacearum and the change is accepted by Plants of the World Online ...
The orchid family is one of the largest flowering plant families in the world. Orchids can be found on every continent except Antarctica, from the steamy jungles of Asia to the dry deserts of ...
Arethusa bulbosa, commonly called dragon's mouth orchid, [4] is the only species in the orchid genus Arethusa. [3] The genus is named after a naiad of Greek mythology . [ 5 ] This monotypic genus is abbreviated Aret in trade journals.
The subfamily Orchidoideae and the previously recognized subfamily Spiranthoideae are considered the closest allies in the natural group of the monandrous orchids because of several generally shared characters: a shared terrestrial habit; sectile (capable of being severed) or granular pollinia; erect anthers.
Peristeria elata is a species of orchid occurring from Central America to Panama, Venezuela, and Ecuador.It is the type species of its genus. It is commonly referred to as the Holy Ghost orchid, dove orchid, or flower of the Holy Spirit in English, and, as the flor del Espiritu Santo in Spanish.
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