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]
| Golden-flowered chysis | |
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| 1837 illustration from Curtis's botanical magazine | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Chysis |
| Species: | C. aurea
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| Binomial name | |
| Chysis aurea Lindl. (1837)
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References
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