Guarianthe

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Guarianthe
Guarianthe skinneri
Guarianthe skinneri
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Guarianthe
Dressler & W.E.Higgins, 2003

Species
See text.

Guarianthe is a small genus of epiphytic orchids, growing in wet forests in Central America and northern South America. It has been separated from Cattleya based on phylogenetic studies with DNA sequence data (van den Berg et al., 2000)

Species:

Natural hybrid:

  • Guarianthe × guatemalensis (T.Moore) W.E.Higgins

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