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These flowers were "big" for the species, and therefore more suitable for a photo. However, they measured no more than 5 mm (0.2 in) across. (The pollinator must be very tiny.)I think I was holding the plant upside down while taking this picture, because the flowers of this orchid do not resupinate -- in other words, the labellum normally points upwards! Estas flores eran "grandes" para la especie, y por lo tanto ms apropiadas para una foto. Sin embargo, no medan ms de 5 mm. (El polinizador debe ser chiquitsimo.)Creo que al sacar esta foto sostuve la planta al revs, porque las flores de esta orqudea no resupinan. En otras palabras: el labelo normalmente apunta para arriba!Trichocentrum pumilum (= Lophiaris pumila, Oncidium pumilum)Distribution range / rea de distribucin: Northeastern Argentina; also found in Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay / Noreste de Argentina; tambin se encuentra en Brasil, Paraguay y Uruguay
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida
- Streptophyta
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- Tracheophyta
- Spermatophytes (seed plants)
- Angiosperms (Dicotyledons)
- Monocots (Monocotyledons)
- Asparagales
- Orchidaceae (orchids)
- Trichocentrum (dancinglady orchid)
- Trichocentrum pumilum (mule-ear orchid)
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