Lockhartia imbricata

Lockhartia imbricata

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Cymbidieae
Subtribe:	Oncidiinae
Genus:	Lockhartia
Species:	L. imbricata
Binomial name
*Lockhartia imbricata* (Lam.) Hoehne
Synonyms
Epidendrum imbricatum Lam. (basionym) Epidendrum biserrum Rich. Fernandezia elegans (Hook.) Lodd. Lockhartia elegans Hook. Lockhartia obtusifolia Regel Lockhartia weigeltii Rchb. & Rchb.f. Lockhartia obtusa Regel Lockhartia floribunda Rchb.f. Fernandezia obtusa Lindl. ex Linden Lockhartia biserra (Rich.) Christenson & Garay

Lockhartia imbricata is a species of orchid found from Trinidad to tropical South America^[1] It is an epiphytic species growing in humid forests.^[1]

References

1 2 La Croix, I. F.; Aubron, Manuel (2008). The New Encyclopedia of Orchids: 1500 Species in Cultivation. Timber Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-88192-876-1.

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