Zelenkoa | |
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Inflorescences | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
Genus: | Zelenkoa M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams |
Species: | Z. onusta |
Binomial name | |
Zelenkoa onusta (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams | |
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Zelenkoa is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Zelenkoa onusta, native to Ecuador and Peru.[1][2]
Zelenkoa onusta is an epiphytic desert orchid, that survives in the harsh conditions of dry forests in southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru between sea level and 1200 meters, growing on trees and cacti.[2] Flowers are 2.cm wide.[2]
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References
External links
- Media related to Zelenkoa at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Zelenkoa at Wikispecies
- IOSPE orchid photos, Oncidium onustum Lindley 1833 Photo courtesy of Jay Pfahl
- Video by Jerry Fischer video explaining biology + ecology of Zelenkoa onusta
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