| Species
Name: Brassia caudata |
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Flower
Colour and Size: |
Sepals and petals creamy yellow to yellowish green sometimes with brown spotting. Lip similar in colour to sepals and petals. Natural spread up to 12cm. |
Flowering
Period: |
October to April | |
General
Description: |
Epiphytic. Pseudobulbs stout bearing two or three leaves. Long arching inflorescence bears up to twelve flowers arranged in orderly manner on both sides of spike. | |
Habitat: |
Valleys of the Northern Range of Trinidad, hills of the Central Range and forests of South Central Trinidad. Grows in deep shade in very humid conditions. | |
Common
Name: |
Spider Orchid | |
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