Renanthera coccinea

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Renanthera coccinea
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Illustration of Renanthera coccinea flower
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Renanthera
Species:
R. coccinea
Binomial name
Renanthera coccinea
Synonyms

Epidendrum renanthera Raeusch.

Renanthera coccinea is a species of orchid occurring from Hainan to Indochina. It is the type species of the genus Renanthera .

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