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Catasetum deltoideum

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Catasetum deltoideum
Ctsm. deltoideum male flowers
Ctsm. deltoideum
female flowers (with some male form)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Catasetum
Species:
C. deltoideum
Binomial name
Catasetum deltoideum
(Lindl.) Mutel (1837)
Synonyms

Myanthus deltoideus Lindl. (1836) (Basionym)

Catasetum deltoideum, the triangular catasetum, is a species of orchid found from Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname and Brazil.

Description

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This medium-sized orchid is epiphytic in forest at higher elevations.

It has oblong-fusiform stems (pseudobulbs) carrying deciduous, ridged, many nerved, oblong-lanceolate, acute leaves. The leaves 4–5. Inflorescence arching to horizontal, 8-10 flowered.[1] Male flowers resupinate, triangular. sepals and petals are lanceolate, dark green marked with maroon. lip also triangular, white. Female flowers green. sepals and petals recurved.

References

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  1. ^ "IOSPE PHOTOS Catasetum deltoideum (Lindl.) Mutel 1837".
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