Guarianthe skinneri

Guarianthe skinneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Alliance: Cattleya
Genus: Guarianthe
Species: G. skinneri
Binomial name
Guarianthe skinneri
(Bateman) Dressler & W. E. Higgins
Synonyms[1]
  • Cattleya skinneri Bateman
  • Cattleya laelioides Lem.
  • Cattleya deckeri Klotzsch
  • Epidendrum huegelianum Rchb.f.
  • Cattleya pachecoi Ames & Correll
  • Cattleya skinneri var. alba Rchb.f.
  • Cattleya skinneri f. alba (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
  • Guarianthe deckeri (Klotzsch) Roeth
  • Guarianthe skinneri f. alba (Rchb.f.) Christenson

Guarianthe skinneri is a species of orchid. It is native to Chiapas and to every country in Central America.[1]

Guarianthe skinneri is the national flower of Costa Rica.

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

External links

External identifiers for Guarianthe skinneri
NCBI 123125
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