Broughtonia

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Broughtonia
Broughtonia sanguinea
Broughtonia sanguinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Alliance: Cattleya
Genus: Broughtonia
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Species
  • Broughtonia cubensis
  • Broughtonia domingensis
  • Broughtonia lindenii
  • Broughtonia negrilensis
  • Broughtonia ortgiesiana
  • Broughtonia sanguinea

Broughtonia is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) of the Greater Antilles. The genus is abbreviated Bro in trade journals.

With the inclusion of the genera Cattleyopsis Lem. and Laeliopsis Lindl. & Paxton it consists of 6 species.

[edit] References

Nir, M. Orchidaceae Antillanae, 49-52, 2000.

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