Ida dyeriana

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Ida dyeriana
Sudamerlycaste dyeriana (as Lycaste dyeriana) - Curtis' 132 (Ser. 4 no. 2) pl. 8103 (1906).jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Ida
Species:
I. dyeriana
Binomial name
Ida dyeriana
(Sander ex Mast.) Archila
Synonyms [1]
  • Lycaste dyerianaSander ex Mast.
  • Sudamerlycaste dyeriana(Sander ex Mast.) Archila

Ida dyeriana, synonym Sudamerlycaste dyeriana, is an orchid endemic to Peru and Ecuador. [1] It is one of the very few insect-pollinated flowers (and the only orchid) which is entirely green in color. [2] Other Ida species, such as Ida locusta , are mostly green, but have white markings.

References

  1. 1 2 "Ida dyeriana (Sander ex Mast.) Oakeley". Plants of the World Online.
  2. <anonymous> (January–March 1994). "<not recorded>". Orchid Digest. 58 (1): 26–27.