Lueddemannia pescatorei
Location 2
Peru – has been found in the Peruvian Yungas
Colombia; Ecuador; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Habitat Type 2
Found in high trees in relatively wet rainforest or rarely terrestrial on steep slope in a low herbaceous vegetation. Sites are usually relatively light, however protected from direct sunlight. Suitable altitude range is between 1.000-1,200m but has been found up to 2,300m.
Reported from six ecoregions: five montane forest ecoregions, and the Peruvian Yungas.
Description 2
A large sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte with clustered, ovoid to ovoid oblong, slightly compressed, grooved, light yellow brown pseudobulbs carrying 2 to 4, narrowly elliptic-lanceolate, acute, apical, plicate, basally clasping leaves and blooms on a pendulous, 20" to 3'4" [50 to 100 cm] long, many [20 to 50] flowered, red-green inflorescence with narrowly elliptic, inflated, acute bracts and crowded, sweetly scented flowers occurring in the summer.
References 2
http://www.orchidspecies.com/lueddpescatorea.htm
Celesti, M. & Groom, A. 2013. Lueddemannia pescatorei. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Jenny, R. 1992. Lueddemannia pescatorei. Die Orchidee 43(5): 697-698.
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More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Catalogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- eFloras.org
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- World Flora Online
Range Map
iNat Map
| Color | red, yellow |
|---|---|
| Family | Orchidaceae |
