Cyrtopodium longibulbosum

Cyrtopodium longibulbosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
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' 6" (4.5 meters) in length by about two inches (5 cm) in width, yet it remained unknown to science until 1993.[1]

This orchid is exceeded in size only by Grammatophyllum speciosum [2] and Bulbophyllum beccarii.

The orchid flowers twice a year with 1.75 inch (4.5 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]

References

  1. ↑ Dodson, Calaway; Romero, Gustavo (1993). "Three New Orchid Species from Eastern Ecuador". LINDLEYANA. 8 (4): 193–194.
  2. ↑ Siegel, Carol (April 2006). "Freaks and Stinkers". Orchid Digest: 22.
  3. ↑ <Not stated--> (2015). "Agroriente". Retrieved 23 May 2017.


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