Scuticaria salesiana | |
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Flower of Scuticaria salesiana | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Scuticaria |
Species: | S. salesiana |
Binomial name | |
Scuticaria salesiana | |
Scuticaria salesiana is a species of orchid ranging from southeastern Ecuador to Peru. [1] [2]
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