Aerides inflexa

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Aerides inflexa
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Aerides inflexa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Aerides
Species:
A. inflexa
Binomial name
Aerides inflexa

Aerides inflexa is a species of orchid in the genus Aerides that was first described in 1862. [1] [2] It is native to Borneo and Sulawesi. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Aerides inflexa". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens . Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. Teijsmann, Johannes Elias & Binnendijk, Simon. 1862. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indië 24: 324
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families