Cyrtopodium longibulbosum, the cana-cana, of the Ecuadorian Amazon and adjacent Peru and possibly Colombia is the largest Orchid species in the Western Hemisphere with large clusters of pseudobulbs each up to 11 ft 6 in (3.51 meters) in length by about two inches (5.1 cm) in width, yet it remained unknown to science until 1993.[1]
| Cyrtopodium longibulbosum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Cyrtopodium |
| Species: | C. longibulbosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtopodium longibulbosum | |
This orchid is exceeded in size only by Grammatophyllum speciosum,[2] The Golden Orchid (Dendrobium discolor) and Bulbophyllum beccarii.
The orchid flowers twice a year with 1.75 inches (4.4 cm) fragrant flowers having three red and yellow splashed sepals, two pale yellow petals and a nearly black column arranged in inflorescences up to five feet (1.5 meters) in length.[3]
References
edit- ^ Dodson, Calaway; Romero, Gustavo (1993). "Three New Orchid Species from Eastern Ecuador". Lindleyana. 8 (4): 193–194.
- ^ Siegel, Carol (April 2006). "Freaks and Stinkers". Orchid Digest: 22.
- ^ <Not stated--> (2015). "Agroriente". Retrieved 23 May 2017.
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