Dichaea muricata

Dichaea muricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Dichaea
Species:	D. muricata
Binomial name
	Dichaea muricata; (Sw.) Lindl.
Synonyms
	Cymbidium muricatum Sw. 1799;; Epidendrum muricatum (Sw.) Poir.; Dichaea moritzii Rchb.f.; Dichaea morrisii Fawc. & Rendle 1910;; Dichaea muricata var. moritzii (Rchb.f.) Cogn.; Dichaea bradeorum Schltr.; Dichaea ovatipetala Schltr.; Dichaea similis Schltr.; Dichaea verrucosa Ames & C.Schweinf.; Dichaea robusta Schltr.;

Dichaea muricata is a species of orchid.

Description[]

It is a small orchid that grows in warm, wet environments. It is similar to a hanging reed with several leaves, strictly ovate, and it blooms with fragrant flowers 1-2 cm in length that appear at the end of the axils of the leaves. Flowering occurs in winter.

Distribution[]

It is found on Hispaniola, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and Brazil.

External links[]

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