Artorima
Genus of orchids
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Artorima is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.[1] At present (May 2014), only one species is known: Artorima erubescens
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| 1843 illustration from Bateman: "Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala" | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Laeliinae |
| Genus: | Artorima Dressler & G.E. Pollard |
| Species: | A. erubescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Artorima erubescens Dressler & G.E. Pollard | |
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Description
It is an epiphytic orchid with a thick rhizome and a broad conical-ovoid pseudobulb bearing 3-6 elliptic to oblong-lanceolate leaves 20-120 cm long, with a loose terminal panicle, few to many [6-100], fragrant flowers that bloom winter through early spring.
