Telipogon diabolicus
| Telipogon diabolicus | |
|---|---|
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| Painted by Emmanuel Laverde, Telipogon diabolicus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
| Genus: | Telipogon |
| Species: | T. diabolicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Telipogon diabolicus Kolan., Szlach. & Medina Tr., 2016 | |
Telipogon diabolicus is a species of orchid in the genus Telipogon. Only a single population of 30 plants are known to exist, on the border between the Putumayo and Nariño departments of southern Colombia.[2][1] Accordingly, it is classed as "critically endangered" in the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List.[1]
The name diabolicus refers to the way its wine-red or maroon gynostemium looks like the head of the devil.[1]
Adult plants are 5.5-9 cm tall.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Kolanowska, Marta; Szlachetko, Dariusz L.; Medina Trejo, Ramiro (2016). "Telipogon diabolicus (Orchidaceae, Oncidiinae), a new species from southern Colombia". PhytoKeys. 65: 113–124. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.65.8674. ISSN 1314-2003.
- 1 2 Dasgupta, Shreya (12 July 2016). "New orchid discovered in Colombia is critically endangered". Mongabay. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
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