Global InformationErycina pusilla information
| Erycina pusilla | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Erycina |
| Species: | E. pusilla
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| Binomial name | |
| Erycina pusilla (L.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase
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Erycina pusilla is a species of flowering plants, which is a tiny orchid with an overall size of 2.5 to 3.5 cm from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.[1] Its species are native to Mexico, Belize, Central America, South America and Trinidad.[2] The leaves are shaped like a lance head (lanceolate) and arranged in a fan. Unlike other similar orchids, E. pusilla never develops lengthwise folded leaves (conduplicate leaves) or extra storage organs (pseudobulbs).[3]
The blooming season is from fall to spring. It produces solitary light-yellow orchid-shaped flowers. In comparison to the overall plant size, these flowers can reach a relatively large size (1 to 2.5 cm). The lateral sepals are united near the flower base.[4]
Compared to other orchids, E. pusilla has a short life cycle (about 17 months).[5] It can reach adulthood in just one season, while the majority of the orchids reach maturity in up to 5 years.
- ^ "Psygmorchis pusilla ( Oncidium pusillum )". Orchid.url.tw. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". Wcsp.science.kew.org. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ Chase, M. W.; Hanson, L.; Albert, V. A.; Whitten, W. M.; Williams, N. H. (2005). "Life History Evolution and Genome Size in Subtribe Oncidiinae (Orchidaceae)". Annals of Botany. 95 (1): 191–199. doi:10.1093/aob/mci012. PMC 4246717. PMID 15596466.
- ^ Kolanowska, Marta; Szlachetko, Dariusz L. (2014). "Notes on Erycina-complex with descriptions of new Colombian species". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 300 (3): 527–534. doi:10.1007/s00606-013-0901-z.
- ^ Lee, Shu-Hong; Li, Chia-Wen; Liau, Chia-Hui; Chang, Pao-Yi; Liao, Li-Jen; Lin, Choun-Sea; Chan, Ming-Tsair (2015). "Establishment of an Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation procedure for the experimental model orchid Erycina pusilla". Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture. 120: 211–220. doi:10.1007/s11240-014-0596-z. S2CID 16201174.