Gastrodia agnicellus
id:
gastrodia-agnicellus-245-2100420
title:
Gastrodia agnicellus
text:
Gastrodia agnicellus is a species of orchid in the genus Gastrodia, found in Madagascar and described in Curtis's Botanical Magazine by Johan Hermans in 2020. It has been said to be "the ugliest orchid in the world", with "brown, fleshy and grotesque" flowers. Like all species in its genus, it is leafless and mycotrophic. Agnicellus means "little lamb" or "lambkin". The name "refers to the woolly covering on the rhizome, the ear-like petals and also alludes to the name of the botanical artist wh
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Orchid species
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrodia_agnicellus
date created:
date modified:
2024-02-08T22:25:24Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q104231364","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q104231364"}
image:
fields total:
13
integrity:
14