Psychopsis sanderae
Butterfly Orchid
Psychopsis papilio
(Lindl.) H.G.Jones Species
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- Botanical name
- Psychopsis papilio
- Also known as
- Butterfly Orchid
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Psychopsis
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Butterfly Orchid
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Psychopsis papilio but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Oncidium palilionaceum
Oncidium papilio
Oncidium papilio f. latourae
Oncidium papilio var. albiflorum
Oncidium papilio var. latourae
Oncidium papilio var. limbatum
Oncidium papilio var. majus
Psychopsis latourae
Psychopsis papilio f. latourae
Psychopsis papilio var. albiflora
Psychopsis papilio var. latourae
Psychopsis picta
Others in Psychopsis
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