Cuitlauzina egertonii (Cuitlauzina egertonii)
Description
It is an herbaceous plant with pseudobulbs up to 5 cm long and 2 cm wide that produce two leaves up to 25 cm long and 1 cm wide, acuminate. The inflorescence is shorter than the leaves, and they have 2-4 flowers , have a peduncle up to 15 cm long, compressed, the floral bract is ovate, up to 6 mm long, sharp, the flowers are bright white ; the dorsal sepal is 7 mm long and 4 mm wide, acute, the lateral sepals 8 mm long and 6 mm wide, dyed forming a short and ovate bifid lamina; the petalsthey are 8 mm long and 6 mm wide and sharp; The labellum is oblong-squared, 9 mm long and 6 mm wide, slightly contracted in the center, with slightly wavy and crenulated edges, the apex truncated and slightly retused with an apiculus in the sinus, disc with a suborbicular callus. 4 mm long, with lateral carina apically bent and ending in 2 teeth, from the base of these teeth rise 2 lower carinae that join near the base of the lip where they form an erect tooth.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Orchidaceae
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Genus: Cuitlauzina
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