Kingdom Plantae Subfamily Epidendroideae Subtribe Bulbophyllinae Order Asparagales | Family Orchidaceae Tribe Dendrobieae Rank Genus | |
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aquilegia buergeriana var oxysepala
Oxysepala is a genus of orchids, with the common name of Rope Orchids.
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Description
The genus consists of about 25 species, with 8 endemic in Australia. The other species are found in SE Asia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia and New Guinea.
"This genus was recently segregated from Bulbophyllum based on a single thick fleshy leaf on each pseudobulb, single-flowered inflorescence, and flowers produced at intervals from perennial meristems in the rhizome nodes.Plants in this genus are insect-pollinated.
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Oxysepala Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA