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Orchidaceae

Serpentine wallflower orchid

Tetramicra canaliculata (Aubl.) Urb.

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Tetramicra

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
四隔兰
English
Serpentine wallflower orchid

Synonyms

  • Bletia rigida (Willd.) Rchb.f.
  • Bletia schomburgkii Rchb.f.
  • Bletia subaequalis (Eggers) Rchb.f.
  • Brassavola elegans (Ham.) Hook.
  • Brassavola rigida (Willd.) Bold.
  • Cymbidium rigidum Willd.
  • Cyrtopodium elegans Ham.
  • Epidendrum canaliculatum (Aubl.) Poir.
  • Epidendrum subaequale Eggers
  • Limodorum canaliculatum Aubl.
  • Oncidium elegans (Ham.) Beer
  • Tetramicra elegans (Ham.) Cogn.
  • Tetramicra elegans Fedde
  • Tetramicra rigida (Willd.) Lindl.
  • Tetramicra schomburgkii (Rchb.f.) Rolfe

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.