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Ionopsis utricularioides

Delicate Violet Orchid
Also known as: Cybelion pallidiflorum (Hook.) Spreng. +17 more
  • Cybelion pallidiflorum (Hook.) Spreng.
  • Cybelion pulchellum (Kunth) Spreng.
  • Cybelion tenerum (Lindl.) Steud.
  • Cybelion utriculariae Spreng.
  • Cybelion utricularioides
  • Dendrobium utricularioides (Sw.) Sw.
  • Epidendrum crenatum Vell.
  • Epidendrum sessei Hoehne
  • Epidendrum utricularioides Sw.
  • Iantha pallidiflora Hook.
  • Ionopsis deliciosa Linden & Rchb.f., 1856
  • Ionopsis gardneri Lindl.
  • Ionopsis pallidiflora (Hook.) Lindl.
  • Ionopsis paniculata Lindl.
  • Ionopsis paniculata var. maxima L.Linden & Rodigas
  • Ionopsis paniculata var. paniculata
  • Ionopsis pulchella Kunth
  • Ionopsis tenera Lindl.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphyte.

Indigenous to North America and South America, Ionopsis utricularioides (commonly known as Delicate Violet Orchid) is an epiphytic orchid belonging to the Orchidaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Air Plant

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

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