[orchid] Peristeria elata is the national flower of Panama and is extremely over-collected in its native habitat. This over collection has led to its status as a species threatened with extinction delineated in Appendix I of CITES. In its native habitat, Peristeria can usually be found growing near the edge of hardwood forests. In the fall,...
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• (n.) A genus of orchidaceous plants. See Dove plant.
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Per`is·te'ri·a noun [ New Latin See
Peristerion .]
(Botany) A genus of orchidaceous plants. See
Dove plant .
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Peristeria is a genus of tropical orchids native to South America. They have fleshy pseudo-bulbs and racemes of showy flowers. The column appears dove- like, and has given rise to their popular name of dove flowers.
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peristeria A genus of orchidaceous plants; also known as, Dove plant. Peristeria is a genus of plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae whose genus' common name is the 'Dove Orchid' or the 'Holy Ghost Orchid'.
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