Biology:Ida dyeriana

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Ida dyeriana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Ida
Species:
I. dyeriana
Binomial name
Ida dyeriana
(Sander ex Mast.) Archila
Synonyms[1]
  • Lycaste dyeriana Sander ex Mast.
  • (Sander ex Mast.) Archila Sudamerlycaste dyeriana

Ida dyeriana, synonym Sudamerlycaste dyeriana, is an orchid endemic to Peru and Ecuador.[1] It is one of the very few insect-pollinated flowers (and the only orchid) which is entirely green in color.[2] Other Ida species, such as Ida locusta, are mostly green, but have white markings.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Ida dyeriana (Sander ex Mast.) Oakeley". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20011095-1. 
  2. <anonymous> (January–March 1994). "<not recorded>". Orchid Digest 58 (1): 26–27. 

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