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Superba of the Orinoco

cattleya violacea

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

orchid growing in leaf litter on a huge rock.

Habitat:

rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this orchid on a mountain near the village of Aranaputa.

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Comments (3)

Hermosa orquidea por favor agregala ala mission Orchids of the World http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/9525140
Thanks ceherzog, yeah, this one was in pretty rough shape. I was surprised to see it. It's the first Cattleya I've ever seen in the wild.
Boy baby's been et! A very nice species to find in the wild though.

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