Oeceoclades gracillima, sometimes known in horticulture by the synonym Oeceoclades roseovariegata, is a terrestrial orchid species in the genus Oeceoclades that is endemic to Madagascar.[1] It was first described by the German botanist Rudolf Schlechter under the illegitimate name Eulophia gracillima in 1913. Schlecter later validly republished the species under the name Eulophidium gracillimum in 1925. It was then moved to the genus Oeceoclades by Leslie Andrew Garay and Peter Taylor in 1976.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Oeceoclades |
| Species: | O. gracillima
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| Binomial name | |
| Oeceoclades gracillima | |
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Oeceoclades gracillima is found mostly in dry soils in southern and western Madagascar.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c WCSP 2014. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014-12-21
- ^ Cribb, P., and J. Hermans. 2007. The conservation of Madagascar’s orchids. A model for an integrated conservation project. Lankesteriana, 7(1-2): 255-261.
External links
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