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Huttonaea grandiflora

Huttonaea grandiflora

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diseae
SubTribe: Huttonaeinae
Genus: Huttonaea
Species: H. grandiflora
Alliance:
Binomial name
Huttonaea grandiflora
(Schltr.) Rolfe 1912


Huttonaea grandiflora is a terrestrial orchid species found in Africa.

Description[]

Plants bloom from spring to summer with one to four flowers per an inflorescence.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in the grass lands and rock crevices of Cape Province, Lesotho, Natal, and Orange Free State at elevations of 2300 to 2900 meters

Culture[]

Plant grows from cool to cold conditions in shady areas.


Naming[]

Common Name:The Large Flowered Huttonaea

Synonyms[]

  1. *Huttonaea oreophila var. grandiflora Schltr. 1897
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