Biology:Epidendrum katarun-yariku
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Short description: Species of orchid
Epidendrum katarun-yariku | |
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A. Habit. B. Inflorescence. C. Flower, frontal view. D. Flower, longitudinal section. E. Column. F. Dissected perianth. G. Anther and pollinia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Epidendrum |
Species: | E. katarun-yariku
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Binomial name | |
Epidendrum katarun-yariku Hágsater & Wrazidlo, 2020
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Epidendrum katarun-yariku is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum found in the Guiana Highlands in Venezuela and Brazil . It grows on tepuis.[1][2]
In the Arekuna language, katarun means high and yariku means flower. The specific epithet was chosen because the species occurs on the peaks and upper foothills of tepuis.[2]
References
- ↑ Hágsater, E.; Wrazidlo, M. (2020). "Epidendrum katarun-yariku (Orchidaceae), a new species of the Schistochilum group from the tepuis of the Guiana Highlands in South America". Phytotaxa 472 (1): 33–40. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.472.1.4.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 "New orchid species from Guiana Highlands named by Indigenous group" (in en-US). 2021-01-15. https://news.mongabay.com/2021/01/new-orchid-species-from-guiana-highlands-named-by-indigenous-group/.
Wikidata ☰ Q105748066 entry
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