Anguloa uniflora - again an orchid found at heights of Venezuela,Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru.
The plant is largely terrestrial with fleshy pseudobulbs and from the base of each pseudobulb arise 2 to 3 long ,plicate leaves.
The flowers are white and waxy with hinged lips which push the insects towards the pollinia of flower ensuring a successful pollination.
The characteristic feature of this plant is that at the time of opening the flower appears like a baby wrapped in a swaddling cloth making it one of the unique and exotic plant .
The plant is largely terrestrial with fleshy pseudobulbs and from the base of each pseudobulb arise 2 to 3 long ,plicate leaves.
Each inflorescence has a single flower which develops the base of the pseudobulb.
The characteristic feature of this plant is that at the time of opening the flower appears like a baby wrapped in a swaddling cloth making it one of the unique and exotic plant .
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