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Selenipedium dodsonii is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family native to Ecuador, where it grows near rivers in rainforest. It was first described in 2015, and is named after Calaway Dodson. Selenipedium dodsonii is an endangered species, and is listed in Annex II to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Plants grow up to 3 m (9.8 ft) tall, and between April and November produce small flowers.
S. dodsonii is endemic to northern Ecuador, specifically to the Amazonian side of the Andes, where it mainly grows near rivers.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Selenipedium dodsonii 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.
