Aspasia (orchid)

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Aspasia
Aspasia variegata
Aspasia variegata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Higher Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Oncidiinae
Alliance: Oncidium
Genus: Aspasia
Lindl. (1833)
Type species
Aspasia epidendroides
Lindl. (1834)
Species
  • Aspasia barclayi
  • Aspasia biberiana
  • Aspasia epidendroides
  • Aspasia lunata
  • Aspasia lyrata
  • Aspasia papilionacea
  • Aspasia principissa
  • Aspasia psittacina
  • Aspasia pusilla
  • Aspasia rousseauae
  • Aspasia silvana
  • Aspasia variegata
Synonyms

Trophianthus Scheidw. (1844)

Aspasia, abbreviated as Asp. in horticultural trade, is a genus of 12 species of orchids. They are native to tropical Central and South America.


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