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Robust Sobennikofia Orchid

Sobennikofia robusta

Photo by craigwilliams
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Endemic to north-western Madagascar.

Habitat:

Found in dry woods on sandy soil as a terrestrial, semi-epiphyte or epiphyte, often at the base of trees.

Notes:

Cultivated specimen at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
rutasandinas
Hermosas orquídeas, por favor agrégala a la mission Orchids in the World http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/9525140
craigwilliams
Yes it is! I never thought of it like that before. Thanks
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PublishedNovember 3, 2011

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