Arpophyllum giganteum

(Arpophyllum giganteum)

galery

Description

It is a large orchid that prefers warm to cool weather. It is epiphytic with cylindrical pseudobulbs , laterally compressed and wrapped with tubular bracts , the leaves are lanceolate in the shape of tapes, slightly falcate. They will flower in a terminal inflorescence of 40 cm long in the form of clusters that arise from a mature pseudobulb. Flowers with many spiral flowers. This species has leaves in the form of a flat ribbon. Flowering occurs from late winter to spring.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Genus:Arpophyllum
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