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Botanical details
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Genus
Zygopetalum
- Genus description
Zygopetalum consists of around 14 species of orchid, native to the humid forests of South America and Brazil. They are known for their scented, waxy flowers. These long-lived blooms can be patterned in hues of green, purple, burgundy and raspberry.
- Name status
Unresolved
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