Cyrtopodium longibulbosum
Species of orchid
Cyrtopodium longibulbosum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Cyrtopodium |
Species: | C. longibulbosum |
Binomial name | |
Cyrtopodium longibulbosum Dodson & G.A.Romero |
Cyrtopodium longibulbosum, the cana-cana, of the Ecuadorian Amazon and adjacent Peru and possibly Colombia is the largest Orchid species in the Western Hemisphere with large clusters of pseudobulbs each up to 11 ft 6 in (3.51 meters) in length by about two inches (5.1 cm) in width, yet it remained unknown to science until 1993.[1]
This orchid is exceeded in size only by Grammatophyllum speciosum,[2] The Golden Orchid (Dendrobium discolor) and Bulbophyllum beccarii.
The orchid flowers twice a year with 1.75 inches (4.4 cm) fragrant flowers having three red and yellow splashed sepals, two pale yellow petals and a nearly black column arranged in inflorescences up to five feet (1.5 meters) in length.[3]
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