Calanthe densiflora (Calanthe densiflora)
Description
It is an orchid of medium to large size, with growing terrestrial habit and with a wavy, fusiform, fibrous rhizome with widely spaced roots and giving rise to 2 to 3 leaves, folded, prominently 5 veined then narrowly elliptical to oblong-elliptic, Acute to acuminate, with narrowing at base peciolada and grooved, Blooming in the autumn where it arises from the apex of the rhizome, in a short inflorescence, globose-corymbosa to cylindrical, 10 to 21 cm long, densely covered with many flowers wrapped by tubular, inflated and deciduous shells with sharp floral bracts and elliptical-lanceolate.
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: Calanthe
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