Chysis aurea

golden-flowered chysis
1837 illustration from
Curtis's botanical magazine
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Bletiinae
Alliance: Chysis
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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