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Vitekorchis excavata

Vitekorchis excavata
Photo: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Native range
Colombia to Peru
Climate
wet tropical

About

Vitekorchis excavata, also known as the hollow oncidium, is a species of orchid native to the Neotropics.

Where it grows

Vitekorchis excavata is found naturally in Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador and grows on steep embankments in moist montane forest at elevations of 2400–2800 meters.

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Vitekorchis aurifera · Vitekorchis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Vitekorchis excavata 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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