Pleurothallis calamifolia

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Pleurothallis calamifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Pleurothallis
Species:
P. calamifolia
Binomial name
Pleurothallis calamifolia
Luer & R.Escobar

Pleurothallis calamifolia is a species of orchid native to Colombia and Venezuela. [1] It was named in 1996 and the holotype is from cloud forest in Colombia. [2]

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References

  1. "Pleurothallis calamifolia Luer & R.Escobar". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. "Pleurothallis calamifolia Luer & R.Escobar". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2020-12-29.