Gomesa hydrophila
| Gomesa hydrophila | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Gomesa |
| Species: | G. hydrophila
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| Binomial name | |
| Gomesa hydrophila | |
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Gomesa hydrophila is a species of orchid found from Brazil to Paraguay.[1] This species is an epiphyte primarily growing in wetlands.[2] Below ground, this orchid has pseudobulbs which store starches used to support growth. [3] Above ground, the plant has strap-like leaves and blooms in late spring or early summer. The blooms are paniculate on stems which have many flowers. The stems may be held up by surrounding vegetation or erect.[4]
The species was first formally described in 1877 by Rodrigues in his Genera et species orchidearum novarum.[5] In 2009, Mark Wayne Chase and Norris Hagan Williams transferred the species to Gomesa as G. hydrophila in the Annals of Botany.Oxford.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d "Gomesa hydrophila". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ Castro, Jonas B.; Singer, Rodrigo B. (2019). "A literature review of the pollination strategies and breeding systems in Oncidiinae orchids". Acta Botanica Brasilica. 33 (4): 618–643. doi:10.1590/0102-33062019abb0111. ISSN 1677-941X.
- ^ de Oliveira Joaquim, Emanuela; Moura Silva, Taiza; Leone Figueiredo-Ribeiro, Rita de Cássia; Gomes de Moraes, Moemy; Machado de Carvalho, Maria Angela (2018). "Diversity of reserve carbohydrates in herbaceous species from Brazilian campo rupestre reveals similar functional traits to endure environmental stresses". Flora. Plant life on campo rupestre, a megadiverse Neotropical old-growth grassland. 238: 201–209. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2017.01.001. ISSN 0367-2530.
- ^ "Orchid Species: Gomesa hydrophila". www.orchids.org. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ^ Rodrigues, João Barbosa (1877). Oncidium Sw. Brazil: Sebastianopolis. Retrieved 25 November 2025.