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Albuquerque Catasetum

Catasetum albuquerque Flower (Photograph by Daniel Souza) Catasetum albuquerque inflorescence
Inflorescence (Photograph by Daniel Souza)

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
SubTribe: Catasetinae
Genus: Catasetum
Species: Ctsm. albuquerquei
Alliance:
Binomial name
Catasetum albuquerquei
M.F.F.Silva & A.T.Olivera 1999

Catasetum albuquerquei is a recently discovered species of Catasetum from South America.

Description[]

The plant is an epiphyte with yellow flowers.

Distribution[]

Found in central eastern Brazil.

Naming[]

Common Name: The Albuquerque Catasetum

Named after Albuquerque, a Brazillian city North of Rio.

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