Acrorchis

Taxobox
name = "Acrorchis"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Orchidaceae
subfamilia = Epidendroideae
tribus = Epidendreae
subtribus = Laeliinae
genus = "Acrorchis"
genus_authority = Dressler
species = "A. roseola"
binomial = "Acrorchis roseola"
binomial_authority = Dressler

"Acrorchis" Dressler 1990, is a monotypic genus from the orchid family (Orchidaceae), subfamily Epidendroideae, tribe Epidendreae, subtribe Laeliinae.

The only species, "Acrorchis roseola", is an epiphytic orchid that occurs in Costa Rica and Panama at heights between 900 and 2,500 m.

It is clump-forming, magenta-colored orchid, reaching a height of 15 cm. The sepals and petals of its small flowers have distinct lengths and shapes. The base of the lip has a white color on the margins.

This orchid is very rare in cultivation.

External links

* [http://www.woodstreamorchids.com/acrorose1.html photo]