Chysis aurea
Appearance
Golden-flowered chysis | |
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1837 illustration from Curtis's botanical magazine | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Chysis |
Species: | C. aurea
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Binomial name | |
Chysis aurea Lindl. (1837)
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Chysis aurea, the golden-flowered chysis, is an epiphytic species of orchid. It is the type species of the genus Chysis. It is native to Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela.[1][2]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Media related to Chysis aurea at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Chysis aurea at Wikispecies