| Vitekorchis | |
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| Vitekorchis excavata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
| Genus: | Vitekorchis Romowicz & Szlach. |
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It is native to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela in western South America. [1]
As accepted by Kew: [1]
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