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Chysis aurea

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Golden-flowered chysis
1837 illustration from
Curtis's botanical magazine
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Genus:
Chysis
Species:
C. aurea
Binomial name
Chysis aurea
Lindl. (1837)

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

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Lindley, John. 1837. Edwards's Botanical Register 23: t. 1937, Chysis aurea, golden-flowered chysis


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