Guarianthe

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Guarianthe
Guarianthe skinneri
Guarianthe skinneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Alliance: Cattleya
Genus: Guarianthe
Dressler & W.E. Higgins (2003)
Species

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Guarianthe is a small genus of epiphytic orchids, growing in wet forests in Central America and northern South America. It has been separated from Cattleya based on phylogenetic studies with DNA sequence data (van den Berg et al., 2000)

[edit] Species:

  • Guarianthe aurantiaca (Bateman) Dressler & W.E. Higgins
  • Guarianthe bowringiana (Veitch) Dressler & W.E. Higgins
  • Guarianthe patinii (Cogn.) Dressler & W.E. Higgins
  • Guarianthe skinneri (Bateman) Dressler & W.E. Higgins

[edit] Natural hybrid:

  • Guarianthe × guatemalensis (T. Moore) W.E. Higgins


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