Paphinia litensis

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Paphinia litensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Paphinia
Species:
P. litensis
Binomial name
Paphinia litensis

Paphinia litensis is a species of orchid endemic to Ecuador.

Taxonomy

The classification of this orchid species was published by Calaway H. Dodson & Tilman Neudecker in Die Orchidee.[1] Distribution ranges through the Esmeraldas (Ecuador, Western South America, Southern America). Originally collected by Calaway H. Dodson. The holotype is kept at Rio Palenque Science Center (RPSC), Ecuador.

References

  1. Die Orchidee, 42: 81, fig. 1991 - Hamburg-Othmarschen & Hamburg

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