Psychopsis papilio Lindley
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Synonyms:
- Oncidium papilio Reichenbach f.
- Oncidium picta Raf.
- Common name: Butterfly orchid
- Derivation:
- Plant: epiphytic, to 1m., clustered compressed pseudobulbs (3-5cm.), olbong leaf (to 21cm.)
- Flowers: 1m. erect inflorescence with spectacular 10cm. butterfly orchids opening sequentially, sometimes over a period of years (mine has been blooming since 1992), purple sepals, petal yellow with red-brown markings, yellow lip margin and spotted with red-brown
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- Habitat: lower montane forests
- Comments: closely related to Psychopsis krameriana
Distribution Range: Trinidad, Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
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References:
- The Genus Psychopsis; Guido Bream; Orchids - A.O.S.; 1998 June, pg. 606
- Manual of Cultivated Orchid Species; Bechtel, Cribb & Launert; MIT press 1992; pg. 495
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