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Internal ID UUID643ff0b071d56959941737
Scientific name Warczewiczella discolor
Authority Rchb.f.
First published in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 636 (1852)

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It is a terrestrial orchid that grows in wet montane forests at elevations of 600-2000 meters. The species is characterized by its large, showy flowers, which are yellow-green and have a purple-brown lip. The flowers are pollinated by bees and other insects. The plant is threatened by habitat destruction and over-collection for the horticultural trade.

Warczewiczella discolor is a species of orchid native to several countries in Central and South America. It grows in wet montane forests at elevations of 600-2000 meters and is characterized by its large, showy yellow-green flowers with a purple-brown lip. The flowers are pollinated by bees and other insects. Unfortunately, the species is threatened by habitat destruction and over-collection for the horticultural trade.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Warrea discolor Lindl. J. Hort. Soc. London 4: 265 (1849)
Zygopetalum discolor Rchb.f. Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 655 (1863)
Chondrorhyncha discolor (Lindl.) P.H.Allen Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 36: 87 (1949)
Cochleanthes discolor (Lindl.) R.E.Schult. & Garay Bot. Mus. Leafl. 18: 324 (1959)
Warscewiczella discolor (Lindl.) Rchb.f. Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 636 1852

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  • Southern America
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
      • Honduras
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000333868
Tropicos 23504942
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:661382-1
The Plant List kew-214215
Open Tree Of Life 983957
NCBI Taxonomy 310197
IPNI 661382-1
iNaturalist 705782
GBIF 2791346
Wikipedia Warczewiczella_discolor

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Comparative labellar micromorphology of Zygopetalinae (Orchidaceae) Davies KL, Stpiczyńska M Ann Bot 19-Aug-2011
PMCID:PMC3177679
doi:10.1093/aob/mcr202
PMID:21856635

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