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Psychopsis krameriana
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A flower to observe in a shore excursion in Costa Rica |
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Photograpy by Javier Martin |
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Psychopsis krameriana or Oncidium kramerianus which was it’s former name is an orchid that has always fascinated me since the first time I saw it in wilderness, in the forest next to my dad’s land, when a teenager, and I used to walk and wonder among the species I found at the tropical wet forest. |
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Probably because of its shape, vernacular name here is “Mariposa” which means butterfly.
This species is listed in the Convention on International Trade Species or C.I.T.E.S. as rare and endangered. |
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This species can be observed at low land wet forests of the Caribbean slope, like in Guapiles, Sarapiquí, Port Limón, Valle de la Estrella, Tortuguero & Talamanca. |
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