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Broughtonia Sanguinea (1836)
''Broughtonia sanguinea'', also known as blood red broughtonia is a plant in the genus '' Broughtonia'', a member of the family Orchidaceae. It was named in 1813 by its first describer, Robert Brown, for 18th century English botanist Arthur Broughton. Description ''Broughtonia sanguinea'' is a species native to Jamaica. Its small, egg-shaped and compact pseudobulbs measure from 2.5 to 5 centimeters in size. On the top of each pseudobulb, there are two long leaves. The leaves have a hard texture and do not break easily, and measures to be about wide. The flower spikes grow to and produces long, clustered red flowers in size. The spikes are able to bloom for several months and the plant is able to bloom twice per year or more. Flowers The flowers are typically red and flower in the late winter to spring and a hint of yellow at the base. The flowers are produced on long arching spikes (inflorescences) that emerge from the top of the pseudobulbs. Each spike bears up sixtee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broughtonia (plant)
''Broughtonia'' is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to the Bahamas and the Greater Antilles. The genus is abbreviated Bro in trade journals. Species As presently constituted (May 2014), ''Broughtonia'' consists of 6 accepted natural species plus one recognized nothospecies. Natural Hybrids The haploid chromosome A chromosome is a long DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic material of an organism. In most chromosomes the very long thin DNA fibers are coated with packaging proteins; in eukaryotic cells the most important of these proteins are ... number of one species, ''B. sanguinea'', has been determined as ''n'' = 20.page 250. Leonardo P. Felix and Marcelo Guerra: "Variation in chromosome number and the basic number of subfamily Epidendroideae (Orchidaceae)" ''Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society'' 163(2010)234-278, The Linnean Society of London References * Nir, M. Orchidaceae Antillanae, 49–52, 2000. Laeliinae Lae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
