| Species
Name: Caularthron bicornutum |
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Flower
Colour and Size: |
White with purple spotting on the lip. Natural spread 5 cm. |
Flowering
Period: |
January to March | |
General
Description: |
Epiphytic. Hollow cylindrical pseudobulbs often harbour ants. Terminal inflorescence bears five to fifteen flowers opening sequentially. Schultes page 132. | |
Habitat: |
Grows on rock faces along the coast of offshore islands between Trinidad and Venezuela. Also on trees along the coasts of Trinidad and of Tobago. Populations also occur on trees in the southern plains of Trinidad. | |
Common
Name: |
Virgin Orchid | |
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