Bifrenaria calcarata

Bifrenaria calcarata is a species of orchid.[1]

Bifrenaria calcarata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bifrenaria
Species:
B. calcarata
Binomial name
Bifrenaria calcarata
Barb.Rodr. (1882)
Synonyms
  • Bifrenaria barbosae V.P. Castro (1998)

Description

It is a small and medium-sized herbaceous species that prefers hot to cold weather. It is epiphytic with tetragonal-conical pseudobulbs with a single, erect, ellipitic-elongated, acuminate leaf that blooms in a basal inflorescence with few fragrant flowers. Flowering occurs in late spring and early summer.

References

  1. "Bifrenaria calcarata Barb.Rodr". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
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