Ida dyeriana
Appearance
Ida dyeriana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Ida |
Species: | I. dyeriana
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Binomial name | |
Ida dyeriana (Sander ex Mast.) Archila
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Ida dyeriana, synonym Sudamerlycaste dyeriana, is an orchid endemic to Peru and Ecuador.[1] It is one of the very few insect-pollinated flowers (and the only orchid) which is entirely green in color.[2] Other Ida species, such as Ida locusta, are mostly green, but have white markings.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ida dyeriana (Sander ex Mast.) Oakeley". Plants of the World Online.
- ^ <anonymous> (January–March 1994). "<not recorded>". Orchid Digest. 58 (1): 26–27.