Galeandra bicarinata is a species of orchid native to Cuba and Florida. It is closely related to G. beyrichii (widespread throughout much of South America and the Caribbean) and regarded as part of that taxon until described as a distinct species in 2000.[1][2][3]
Galeandra bicarinata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Galeandra |
Species: | G. bicarinata
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Binomial name | |
Galeandra bicarinata G.A.Romero & P.M.Br.
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References
edit- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 644, Galeandra bicarinata G. A. Romero & P. M. Brown, N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 6: 78, fig. 1. 2000.
- ^ Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
External links
edit- Institute for Regional Conservation, Floristic Inventory of South Florida Database Online, Galeandra bicarinata G.A. Romero & P.M. Br. Two-keeled hooded orchid, Helmet orchid
- Roger l. Hammer's Everglades Wildflowers, Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden Virtual Herbarium, Galeandra bicarinata
- Data related to Galeandra bicarinata at Wikispecies