Bifrenaria calcarata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Bifrenaria |
Species: | B. calcarata |
Binomial name | |
Bifrenaria calcarata Barb.Rodr. (1882) | |
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It is a small and medium-sized herbaceous species that prefers hot to cold weather. It is epiphytic with tetragonal-conical pseudobulbs with a single, erect, ellipitic-elongated, acuminate leaf that blooms in a basal inflorescence with few fragrant flowers. Flowering occurs in late spring and early summer. [2]