Artorima
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| 1843 illustration from Bateman: "Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala" | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Laeliinae |
| Genus: | Artorima Dressler & G.E. Pollard |
| Species: | A. erubescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Artorima erubescens Dressler & G.E. Pollard
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| Synonyms | |
Artorima is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.[1] At present (May 2014), only one species is known: Artorima erubescens
Description
[edit]It is an epiphytic orchid with a thick rhizome and a broad conical-ovoid pseudobulb bearing 3-6 elliptic to oblong-lanceolate leaves 20-120 cm long, with a loose terminal panicle, few to many [6-100], fragrant flowers that bloom winter through early spring.
Distribution
[edit]It is found in the ever-cloud forests of Guerrero and Oaxaca in southern Mexico on the highest peaks at elevations from 2,400 to 3,100 meters in a cool place to growing cold.[2][3][4][5]
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Artorima erubescens -
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dressler, Robert Louis & Pollard, Glenn E. 1971. Nomenclatural notes on the Orchidaceae IV. Phytologia 21:433-439
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Hágsater, E. & G. A. Salazar. 1990. Orchids of Mexico, pt. 1. Icones Orchidacearum (Mexico) 1: plates 1–100.
- ^ Leopoldi, Carlos. 2011. Artorima erubescens, una curiosidad de la orquídeoflora mexicana. Desde el Herbario Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán 3: 87–88 Archived May 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Greenwood, E. 1983. Artorima erubescens (Lindl.) Dressler & Pollard notas sobre el mecanismo de polinización. Orquídea (México) 9: 113–118.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 196 ff. Oxford University Press.
- Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
External links
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