Dichaea muricata

Dichaea muricata is a species of orchid.

Dichaea muricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Dichaea
Species:	D. muricata
Binomial name
Dichaea muricata (Sw.) Lindl.
Synonyms
Cymbidium muricatum Sw. 1799; Epidendrum muricatum (Sw.) Poir. Dichaea moritzii Rchb.f. Dichaea morrisii Fawc. & Rendle 1910; Dichaea muricata var. moritzii (Rchb.f.) Cogn. Dichaea bradeorum Schltr. Dichaea ovatipetala Schltr. Dichaea similis Schltr. Dichaea verrucosa Ames & C.Schweinf. Dichaea robusta Schltr.

Description

It is a small orchid that grows in warm, wet environments. It is similar to a hanging reed with several leaves, strictly ovate, and it blooms with fragrant flowers 1–2 cm in length that appear at the end of the axils of the leaves. Flowering occurs in winter.

Distribution

It is found on Hispaniola, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and Brazil.

External links

Media related to Dichaea muricata at Wikimedia Commons