Cyrtopodium andersonii

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Cyrtopodium andersonii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Cyrtopodium
Species:
C. andersonii
Binomial name
Cyrtopodium andersonii
Synonyms [1]
  • Cymbidium andersoniiLamb. ex Andrews (1812) (Basionym)
  • Cyrtopodium flavescensCogn., J. (1895)
  • Cyrtopodium andersonii var. flavescens(Cogn.) Cogn. (1901)
  • Cyrtopodium roraimenseL.C.Menezes (1999)

Cyrtopodium andersonii is a species of orchid. It is native to South America (Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia and the Guianas). [1] [2] It is the type species of the genus Cyrtopodium . [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Cyrtopodium andersonii (Lamb. ex Andrews) R.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  3. Brown, R. (1813). "Cyrtopodium Brown mss". Hortus Kewensis. 5: 216 via BHL.