Alamania

Alamania punicea is a species of epiphytic orchids and the only species of the genus Alamania. It is endemic to Mexico and has two recognized varieties:

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It is catalogued under topics including Epiphytic orchids, Laeliinae and Laeliinae genera.

Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae

Native toMexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest

Observations78

Observations recorded158

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Specimen records: 1
With media: 1
Family: Orchidaceae
Collections: VT
Recorded in: Mexico

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Laeliinae
Image: Alamania punicea Orchi 03.jpg

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Commons category: Alamania (Orchidaceae)
taxon name: Alamania
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=349
topic's main category: Category:Alamania (Orchidaceae)
Commons gallery: Alamania (Orchidaceae)

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Alamania punicea is a species of epiphytic orchids and the only species of the genus Alamania. It is endemic to Mexico and has two recognized varieties: Alamania punicea subsp. greenwoodiana Soto Arenas & R.Jiménez - Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz Alamania punicea subsp. punicea - similar range

==Description== Small, epiphytic plant that prefers a cool climate, it has an ovoid pseudobulb with 2 to 3 coriaceous, oblong-elliptic, obtuse, articular, basal and broad leaves that blooms in an erect, terminal, cluster-shaped inflorescence that can carry one to nine red-orange flowers. It produces its flowering in the spring and early summer.

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