Coryanthes hunteriana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Coryanthes |
Species: | C. hunteriana |
Binomial name | |
Coryanthes hunteriana Schltr. (1922) | |
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