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Longgland orchid

Macradenia lutescens

Longgland orchid
Photo: Miss Drake (illustrator) and Watts (engraver), Public domain
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Epiphyte, Orchid
Native range
S. Florida, Caribbean to S. Trop. America
Climate
wet tropical

About

Macradenia lutescens is a species of epiphytic orchid known by the common name longgland orchid. It is native to South America (Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas), the West Indies (Trinidad, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Bahamas), and southern Florida (Miami-Dade County).

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

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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