Galeandra bicarinata

Galeandra bicarinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Catasetinae
Genus: Galeandra
Species: G. bicarinata
Binomial name
Galeandra bicarinata
G.A.Romero & P.M.Br.

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]

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. 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.
  3. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

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