Quisqueya (orchid)
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| Quisqueya | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Laeliinae |
| Alliance: | Encyclia |
| Genus: | Quisqueya Dod |
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Quisqueya is a genus of orchids, (family Orchidaceae), consisting of four species endemic to the island of Hispaniola of the Greater Antilles. The genus was established in 1979 by Donald Dungan Dod. Its name is derived from the Taino name for Hispaniola.
References
- Nir, M. Orchidaceae Antillanae, 334-336, 2000.
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