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orchid

Description:

growing terrestrially on a steep slope

Habitat:

cloudforest, 2200m

Notes:

I spotted this in Chicaque natural park. One of four orchid species I spotted in the park. Maybe a species of Gongora?

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4 Comments

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Thanks Craig, that's what threw me off, thinking it was upside down.

craigwilliams
craigwilliams 10 years ago

You don't see many non-resupinate orchids & when you do, they always look upside down, even though they are actually the right way up!

craigwilliams
craigwilliams 10 years ago

Pretty sure it's not a Gongora. Not sure what it is though, apart from rather nice :0)

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 10 years ago

Beautiful ground orchid. Nice series Dan

Dan Doucette
Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Cundinamarca, Colombia

Spotted on Nov 24, 2012
Submitted on May 11, 2013

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