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The Luxurious Flickingeria

Flickingeria luxurians

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

epiphytic orchid

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

One of the most attractive orchids I spotted in Bogani Nani Wartabone national park.

Reference Links:

http://www.orchidspecies.com/flickluxurians.htm

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Comments (4)
Dan Doucette
Thanks a lot suz, most of them are certainly small but I try my best to capture them.
suzmonk
Your orchid photos often surprise me ... when you pull back for the final shot and I can see how very-very small some of them really are. Beautiful.

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