Phragmipedium kovachii
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Phragmipedium kovachii is an orchid species found to be new to science in 2001, native to the Andean cloud forests of northern Peru. A species with terrestrial habit and growing in clumps of several individuals, it displays showy pink to purple flowers up to 20 cm (8 in) wide. It is currently considered a critically endangered species by the IUCN, due to overcollection in the wild.
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Phragmipedium kovachii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Cypripedioideae |
Genus: | Phragmipedium |
Species: | P. kovachii |
Binomial name | |
Phragmipedium kovachii J.T.Atwood, Dalström & Ric.Fernández | |
Synonyms | |
Phragmipedium peruvianum Christenson |
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