Ida dyeriana
| Ida dyeriana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Ida |
| Species: | I. dyeriana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ida dyeriana (Sander ex Mast.) Archila | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ida dyeriana, synonym Sudamerlycaste dyeriana, is an orchid endemic to Peru and Ecuador.[1] It is one of the very few insect-pollinated flowers (and the only orchid) which is entirely green in color.[2] Other Ida species, such as Ida locusta, are mostly green, but have white markings.
References
- ^ a b "Ida dyeriana (Sander ex Mast.) Oakeley". Plants of the World Online.
- ^ <anonymous> (January–March 1994). "<not recorded>". Orchid Digest. 58 (1): 26–27.