Dichromanthus aurantiacus explained

Dichromanthus aurantiacus is a terrestrial species of orchid. It is native to much of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. It is a common and conspicuous weed in fallow fields in much of the region.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

External links

• IOSPE orchid photos, Dichromanthus aurantiacus (Lex.) Salazar & Soto Arenas 2002
• University of California Botanical Garden, photo of the day, By Daniel Mosquin on September 10, 2009, Dichromanthus aurantiacus

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=239467 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
3. Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
4. Laferrière, Joseph E. 1994. Vegetation and flora of the Mountain Pima village of Nabogame, Chihuahua, Mexico. Phytologia 77:102-140. (listed as Spiranthes aurantiaca)