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Cyrtochilum falcipetalum

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Cyrtochilum falcipetalum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Cyrtochilum
Species:
C. falcipetalum
Binomial name
Cyrtochilum falcipetalum
(Lindl.) Kraenzl.

Cyrtochilum falcipetalum is an epiphytic orchid native to Venezuela. Its most notable characteristic is its inflorescence which is a "scrambling, flexuous" panicle up to twenty feet (six meters) in length[1] and consisting of up to ten exquisitely sculpted three-inch, reddish-brown and yellow flowers.

References

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  1. ^ Graf, Alfred B. (1970). Exotica 3. East Rutherford, New Jersey: Roehrs Co. p. 1665.