Saturday, 11 April 2015

Creature 193: Pecteilis radiata

Orchid day today.

Pecteilis radiata is an orchid. Commonly called the white egret orchid. Take a look:

It clearly looks like a spectacular white bird taking off. Apparently an egret.



Distribution:
You can find the white egret orchid in East and North Asia.

Classification:
This orchid has many invalid scientific names attached to it.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Monocotyledon
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Pecteilis
Species: Pecteilis radiata

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