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Genus of orchids From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guarianthe, abbreviated Gur. in the horticultural trade,[1] is a small genus of epiphytic orchids, growing in wet forests in Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad.[2] It was separated from the bifoliate Cattleyas in 2003,[3] based on phylogenetic studies of nuclear DNA sequence data.[4]
Guarianthe | |
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Guarianthe skinneri | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Epidendreae |
Subtribe: | Laeliinae |
Genus: | Guarianthe Dressler & W.E. Higgins (2003) |
Image | Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
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![]() | Guarianthe aurantiaca (Bateman) Dressler & W.E. Higgins 2003 | Widespread across much of Mexico, south to Costa Rica | 300 - 1600 meters |
![]() | Guarianthe bowringiana (Veitch) Dressler & W.E. Higgins 2003 | Chiapas, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras | 210 - 900 meters |
Guarianthe patinii (Cogn.) Dressler & W.E. Higgins 2003 | Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad; naturalized in Ecuador | 30 - 800 meters | |
![]() | Guarianthe skinneri (Bateman) Dressler & W.E. Higgins 2003 | from Chiapas, Mexico south to Panama | 200 - 2300 meters |
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