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Crimson Alamania

(Alamania punicea)

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Description

Alamania punicea (synonyms: Epidendrum puniceum) is a species of Liliopsida described by Juan José Martinez de Lexarza. Alamania punicea belongs to the genus Alamania, and the family Orchidaceae. Alamania punicea is a species of epiphytic orchids and the only species of the genus Alamania. It is endemic to Mexico and has two recognized varieties: Alamania punicea subsp. greenwoodiana Soto Arenas & R.Jiménez - Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz Alamania punicea subsp. punicea - similar range Small, epiphytic plant that prefers a cool climate, it has an ovoid pseudobulb with 2 to 3 coriaceous, oblong-elliptic, obtuse, articular, basal and broad leaves that blooms in an erect, terminal, cluster-shaped inflorescence that can carry one to nine red-orange flowers. It produces its flowering in the spring and early summer.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Genus:Alamania
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