Micropera

(pronounced: mye-KROP-er-ah)

Classification

Vandeae subtribe Aeridinae

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Etymology

From the Greek mikros, meaning small, and pera, meaning sac, referring to the small saccate spur.

Distribution

A genus of 17 species distributed from northeast India to New Guinea. The genus has been referred to as Camarotis for most of its history in both botany and horticulture.

Care and Culture Card

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Literature

Christenson, E. A. 1985. Sarcanthine genera 3: Micropera Lindl. with a note on Loxoma Garay and Smithsonia Saldanha. Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 54(8):955-959.

Cootes, J. 1999. Micropera utriculosa (Ames) Garay. Orchids Austral. 11(4):47.
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