Kreodanthus | |
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Kreodanthus elatus (from : "Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz") | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Cranichideae |
Subtribe: | Goodyerinae |
Genus: | Kreodanthus Garay (1977) |
Type species | |
Kreodanthus simplex (C.Schweinf.) Garay (1977) | |
11 Species | |
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It is native to Cuba and Southern Mexico to Peru.
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