| Acrorchis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Laeliinae |
| Genus: | Acrorchis Dressler |
| Species: | A. roseola |
| Binomial name | |
| Acrorchis roseola Dressler | |
Acrorchis is a monotypic genus from the orchid family (Orchidaceae), subfamily Epidendroideae, tribe Epidendreae, subtribe Laeliinae.
The only species, Acrorchis roseola, is an epiphytic orchid that occurs in Costa Rica and Panama at heights between 900 and 2,500 m. It is clump-forming, magenta orchid, reaching a height of 15 cm. The sepals and petals of its small flowers have distinct lengths and shapes. The base of the lip has a white color on the margins.
This orchid is very rare in cultivation.
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Dressler, Robert Louis. 1990. Acrorchis, a new genus from the mountains of Panama and Costa Rica Orquídea (Mexico City), n.s. 12(1): 11-17, f.
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Acrorchis | |
| Acrorchis roseola | |