| Species
Name: Coryanthes macrantha |
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Flower
Colour and Size: |
Flowers have pale yellow speals petals with red spotting lip or bucket has a pale yellow background with red to purple spotting which on the hypochile is so instense as to appear solid red or purple. Flowers are up to 15 cm in width.`````````````` |
Flowering
Period: |
May to November | |
General
Description: |
Plant has ridged pseudobulbs with 2 leaves, flower stems are pendent with 1 to 3 flowers. Pollination takes place when euglossine bees visit. | |
Habitat: |
North to Central Trinidad in small shrubs or citrus trees, root ball is often colonized by stinging ants. | |
Common
Name: |
Monkey Orchid | |
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