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Dichaea muricata
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Scientific classification
Genus:
Dichaea
Species:
muricata
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.

See also

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