Mandarin orchid (Phragmipedium caudatum)
Phragmipedium caudatum is a unique slipper orchid, famed for incredibly long, pendulous lateral petals that can exceed two feet. Its striking reddish-brown to purplish.
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Synonyms
Cypripedium caudatum Lindl.
Paphiopedilum caudatum (Lindl.) Pfitzer
Selenipedium caudatum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. & Warsz.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classLiliopsida
- orderAsparagales
- familyOrchidaceae
- genusPhragmipedium
- speciesPhragmipedium caudatum