Psychilis bifida (Aubl.) Sauleda

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Psychilis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.8-1.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 1.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Vermifuge (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Psychilis bifida world distribution map, present in Dominica

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:945495-1
WFO ID wfo-0000284732
COL ID 4PMDT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 950479
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Synonyms

Psychilis amena Encyclia papilionacea Epidendrum bifidum Epidendrum papilionaceum Epidendrum brittonianum Epidendrum ekmanii Encyclia ekmanii Encyclia bifida Encyclia bifida Epidendrum bifidum Epidendrum papilionaceum var. grandiflorum Psychilis bifida