Artorima | |
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1843 illustration from Bateman: "Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala" | |
Scientific classification | |
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
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.
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]