Specklinia acrisepala

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Specklinia acrisepala
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Specklinia
Species:
S. acrisepala
Binomial name
Specklinia acrisepala
(Ames & C.Schweinf.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Synonyms
  • Pleurothallis acrisepalaAmes & C.Schweinf.

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References

  1. "Specklinia acrisepala (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-12-19.