Gongora quinquenervis

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Gongora quinquenervis
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Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Maxillarieae
Subtribe: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Gongora
Species: G. quinquenervis

Binomial name
Gongora quinquenervis

Gongora quinquenervis, Ruiz & Pav. (G.maculala, Lindl.). Pseudobulbs ovate-oblong, deeply furrowed, 2- lvd.: lvs. broadly lanceolate, 5-plaited: racemes many, 2 ft. long, with numerous yellow fls. spotted with dark red; lateral , sepals reflexed, meeting in it the back; petals small, linear-oblong, from the middle of the column; lip 4-horned at base; apex folded, tapering to a setaceous point. May-Aug. R.M. 3687. B.R. 1616.— A curious plant, much resembling G. atropurpurea except in color and form of fls.

Gongora quinquenervis is an orchid.

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