Pleurothallis cordata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Pleurothallis |
Species: | P. cordata |
Binomial name | |
Pleurothallis cordata | |
Synonyms | |
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Pleurothallis cordata is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae . [1] [2] It grows from western South America to Venezuela.
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