Bifrenaria atropurpurea

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Bifrenaria atropurpurea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bifrenaria
Species:
B. atropurpurea
Binomial name
Bifrenaria atropurpurea
Lindl. (1832)
Synonyms
  • Maxillaria atropurpureaLodd. (1832) (Basionym)
  • Bifrenaria caparaoensisBrade (1943)
  • Bifrenaria atropurpurea var. caparaoensis(Brade) Hoehne (1950)

Bifrenaria atropurpurea is a species of orchid and the type species of the genus Bifrenaria .

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