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Tulip Orchids
Anguloa
Anguloa, commonly known as tulip orchids, is a small orchid genus closely related to Lycaste. Its abbreviation in horticulture is Ang. This genus was described by José Antonio Pavón and Hipólito Ruiz López in 1798. They named it in honor of Francisco de Angulo, Director-General of Mines of Spain.
This genus is found on the forest floor at high elevations from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru. Anguloa is closely related to Lycaste and Ida, and can hybridize with Lycaste.
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Clowes’ Tulip Orchid
speciesAnguloa clowesii
Anguloa virginalis
speciesAnguloa virginalis
Clifton's Anguloa
speciesAnguloa cliftonii
Anguloa eburnea
speciesAnguloa eburnea
Anguloa uniflora
speciesAnguloa uniflora
Anguloa dubia
speciesAnguloa dubia
Anguloa hohenlohii
speciesAnguloa hohenlohii
Anguloa × ruckeri
hybridAnguloa × ruckeri
Anguloa × acostae
hybridAnguloa × acostae
Anguloa × rolfei
hybridAnguloa × rolfei
Anguloa brevilabris
speciesAnguloa brevilabris
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 140956.