| Species
Name: Epidendrum schomburgkii |
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Flower
Colour and Size: |
Brick red sepals, petals and lip. Apical third of column and anther cap bright yellow. Natural spread 4 cm. |
Flowering
Period: |
April - May | |
General
Description: |
Both Epiphytic and terrestrial. Associated with vicious stinging ants. Canes may vary from 20 cm to 2 metres in length, sometimes spotted with purple. Terminal inflorescence bears 4 to 20 flowers. Vnezuelan Orchids, Dunsterville and Garay, volume | |
Habitat: |
Sparsely distributed in Northern Range and Tropical Savannahs of Trinidad. | |
Common
Name: |
None | |
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