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Cochleanthes aromatica (Cochleanthes aromatica)

Description

It is a species of small to medium sized orchid that prefers the warm climate, with habits of epiphyte and without pseudobulbs and with leaves linear-ligulated to elliptical-lanceolate, acute to shortly acuminate that appear in the form of a fan. It flowers especially in August to October in an erect to arched inflorescence, axillary, 7.5 to 20 cm long, erect with peduncle with a large flower, heavy texture, lonely and fragrant, long-lived that appears in the middle or under leaves.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Asparagales

            • Family: Orchidaceae

              • Genus: Cochleanthes