Mediocalcar pygmaeum is an epiphytic species of orchids in the genus Mediocalcar that is endemic to New Guinea. It has red, orange or orange-yellow coloured flowers with yellow, yellowish green or green tips. The pseudobulbs are a yellowish green colour with olive-green leaves.

Mediocalcar pygmaeum
Mediocalcar pygmaeum in cultivation
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Mediocalcar
Species:
M. pygmaeum
Binomial name
Mediocalcar pygmaeum

Distribution and habitat

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Found in cool montane forest at altitudes of 1,200 to 2,850 m (3,940 to 9,350 ft).[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Mediocalcar pygmaeum".
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