Mediocalcar pygmaeum
Appearance
Mediocalcar pygmaeum | |
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Mediocalcar pygmaeum in cultivation | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Mediocalcar |
Species: | M. pygmaeum
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Binomial name | |
Mediocalcar pygmaeum |
Mediocalcar pygmaeum is an epiphytic species of orchids in the genus Mediocalcar that is endemic to New Guinea. It has red, orange or orange-yellow coloured flowers with yellow, yellowish green or green tips. The pseudobulbs are a yellowish green colour with olive-green leaves.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Found in cool montane forest at altitudes of 1,200 to 2,850 m (3,940 to 9,350 ft).[1]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Media related to Mediocalcar pygmaeum at Wikimedia Commons