Kingdom Plantae Family Orchidaceae Tribe Phragmipedieae Scientific name Phragmipedium besseae Rank Species | Order Asparagales Subfamily Cypripedioideae Subtribe Phragmipediinae Higher classification Phragmipedium | |
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Similar Phragmipedium, Orchids, Phragmipedium kovachii, Phragmipedium schlimii, Lady's slipper orchids | ||
Pollinating phragmipedium besseae
Phragmipedium besseae (Pronunciation:fraig-mi-PEE-dee-um BESS-ee-ay) is an orchid species of the genus Phragmipedium. It is a terrestrial orchid native to the wet montane forests on the eastern slope of the Andes in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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Description
It has 13–30 cm long, 2–5 cm wide, dull green, keeled leaves. The inflorescence is 1-6 flowered, opening sequentially, up to 50 cm long, brown, pilose. It has flowers 6–9 cm wide, 1 1⁄2 to 2 1⁄2" (4 to 6.5 cm), pouch with translucent windows. Phragmipedium besseae is also known to produce long rhizomes.
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