Praecoxanthus

Leafless orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchisoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Subtribe: Caladeniinae
Genus: Praecoxanthus
Hopper & A.P.Br.
Species: P. aphyllus
Binomial name
Praecoxanthus aphyllus
(Benth.) Hopper & A.P.Br.
Synonyms[1]
  • Caladenia aphylla Benth.

Praecoxanthus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The only known species is Praecoxanthus aphyllus, endemic to Western Australia.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2001). Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 1-416. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

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