Paphinia litensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Paphinia |
| Species: | P. litensis
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Paphinia litensis is a species of orchid endemic to Ecuador.
Taxonomy
The classification of this orchid species was published by Calaway H. Dodson & Tilman Neudecker in Die Orchidee.[1] Distribution ranges through the Esmeraldas (Ecuador, Western South America, Southern America). Originally collected by Calaway H. Dodson. The holotype is kept at Rio Palenque Science Center (RPSC), Ecuador.
References
- ^ Die Orchidee, 42: 81, fig. 1991 - Hamburg-Othmarschen & Hamburg
External links
Media related to Paphinia litensis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Paphinia litensis at Wikispecies
