WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet

Empusa

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Empusa

Empusa distribution

Name and Authority

Empusa Lindl.

Common Name

Sphinx Orchids

Originally Described by

John Lindley in Bot.Reg. 10: sub. t. 825 (1824)

Flowering Months

Jan Feb Mar · · · · · · · · ·

Description

Empusa species are evergreen geophytic orchids with most species having large spreading leaves and small, dull-coloured, flowers with strongly recurved petals and lateral sepals, and an unpleasant odour.

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