Cryptochilus roseus

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Cryptochilus roseus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Cryptochilus
Species:
C. roseus
Binomial name
Cryptochilus roseus
(Lindl.) S.C.Chen & J.J.Wood
Synonyms [1]

Cryptochilus roseus is a species of orchid. It is native to Hong Kong and Hainan in southern China. [1] [2]

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