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Acrorchis

Acrorchis
Photo: (c) Chloe and Trevor Van Loon, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Epiphyte, Orchid

About

Acrorchis is a monotypic genus from the orchid family (Orchidaceae), subfamily Epidendroideae, tribe Epidendreae, subtribe Laeliinae.

The only species, Acrorchis roseola, is an epiphytic orchid that occurs in Costa Rica and Panama at heights between 900 and 2,500 m. It is clump-forming, magenta orchid, reaching a height of 15 cm. The sepals and petals of its small flowers have distinct lengths and shapes. The base of the lip has a white color on the margins.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acrorchis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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