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Pulpito, Octopus orchid

Prostechea cochleata

Photo by NoéGarcía
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

It´s a medium, epiphytic orchid commonly found on rainforests, riparian vegetation and cloud forests in Mexico. The flowers are small, purple coloured and lightly fragant.

Habitat:

Rainforests, secondary vegetation, riparian vegetation and cloud forests both in Pacific and Gulf slopes in Mexico.

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Comments (1)
StevenSpragg
Cool orchid, pity it doesnt have eight petals :)
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PublishedOctober 22, 2011

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