Macradenia lutescens R.Br.

Longgland orchid (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Macradenia

Characteristics

Plants to 18 cm (excluding inflorescence). Leaves: blade 8–15 × 1–2.5 cm. Inflorescences 1–2, to 12 cm; bracts 3–10 mm. Flowers cream to pale orange with red-brown to red-purple spots; sepals 6–120 × 3–6 mm, apex acute; petals 6–120 × 3–4 mm, apex acute; lip white to pale yellow with yellow patch near callus, 7–10 × 6–8 mm, lateral lobes nearly circular, middle lobe nearly linear, apex acute and strongly reflexed; callus of 3 shallow keels; column white, often with 2 red-brown streaks, 8 mm. Capsules 15–20 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Mature height (meter) 0.18
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

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Images

Macradenia lutescens unspecified picture

Distribution

Macradenia lutescens world distribution map, present in Bahamas, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Guyana, Jamaica, Peru, Suriname, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:642022-1
WFO ID wfo-0000232461
COL ID 3X289
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732086
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Rhynchadenia cubensis Macradenia triandra Macradenia surinamensis Macradenia lutescens