Huntleya fasciata

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Huntleya fasciata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Huntleya
Species:
H. fasciata
Binomial name
Huntleya fasciata
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Huntleya fasciata is a species of orchid that occurs from Colombia and northwestern Ecuador to Honduras and Belize. [1]

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References

  1. Harding, Patricia A. (2008). Huntleyas and Related Orchids. Timber Press. p. 86. ISBN   0-88192-884-4 . Retrieved June 21, 2009.