Coryanthes maculata

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Coryanthes maculata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Coryanthes
Species:
C. maculata
Binomial name
Coryanthes maculata
Hook. (1831)
Synonyms [1]
  • Corysanthes maculata(Hook.) Heynh. (1840)
  • Coryanthes maculata var. parkeriHook. (1839)
  • Coryanthes parkeri(Hook.) Endl. (1845)
  • Coryanthes barkeriBeer (1854), in error

Coryanthes maculata is a species of orchid found in Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana and French Guiana. [1] It is the type species of the genus Coryanthes .

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