Mediocalcar pygmaeum is an epiphytic species of orchids in the genus Mediocalcar that is endemic to New Guinea. It has red, orange or orange-yellow coloured flowers with yellow, yellowish green or green tips. The pseudobulbs are a yellowish green colour with olive-green leaves.
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| Mediocalcar pygmaeum in cultivation | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Mediocalcar |
| Species: | M. pygmaeum
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| Mediocalcar pygmaeum | |
Distribution and habitat
editFound in cool montane forest at altitudes of 1,200 to 2,850 m (3,940 to 9,350 ft).[1]
References
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