Phragmipedium lindenii

Phragmipedium lindenii
Illustration of Phragmipedium lindenii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Cypripedioideae
Genus: Phragmipedium
Species:
P. lindenii
Binomial name
Phragmipedium lindenii
Synonyms
  • Uropedium lindenii Lindl.
  • Cypripedium lindenii (Lindl.) Van Houtte
  • Selenipedium lindenii (Lindl.) G.Nicholson
  • Phragmipedium caudatum var. lindenii (Lindl.) Pfitzer
  • Selenipedium caudatum var. lindenii (Lindl.) Rolfe
  • Paphiopedilum lindenii (Lindl.) V.A.Albert & Börge Pett.

Phragmipedium lindenii is a species of orchid (family Orchidaceae) found from Venezuela to Ecuador. It is a lithophyte (rock dwelling plant). It is unique among orchids in being actinomorphic (radially symetrical); the lip being indistinguishable from the other petals, and there being three stamens instead of the usual one or two stamens as in its nearest relative Phragmapedium wallisii which like all other orchids is zygomorphic (bilaterally symetrical).[2] The three ribbonlike red petals are only a couple inches (five cm) long in the newly opened bud but grow a couple inches each day to a length of up to 24 inches (61 centimeters),[3] among the very longest petals known.

References

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  1. ^ Romand-Monnier, F.; Chadburn, H. (2013). "Phragmipedium lindenii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T43324857A44518402. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T43324857A44518402.en. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  2. ^ Arditti, Joseph, ed. (1990). Orchid Biology - Reviews and Perspectives - Volume V. Portland: Timber Press. p. 153. ISBN 0-88192-170-X.
  3. ^ Jay's Orchid Species Encyclopedia at https://www.orchidspecies.com/indexp-pla.htm
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