Biology:Sudamerlycaste dyeriana

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

Sudamerlycaste dyeriana is an orchid endemic to Peru and Ecuador.[2] It is one of the very few insect-pollinated flowers (and the only orchid) which is entirely green in color.[3] Other Sudamerlycaste species, such as Sudamerlycaste locusta are mostly green, but have white markings.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15463902 entry