Gongora atropurpurea

Gongora atropurpurea

Gongora atropurpurea is a showy epiphytic orchid. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Guianas, Ecuador, Peru and northern Brazil at elevations around 50 to 2000 meters in mangrove estuaries in open places close to the ground and wet forests.
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusGongora
SpeciesGongora atropurpurea
Photographed in
Peru