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Comparettia coccinea

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Comparettia coccinea
1838 illustration from
Edwards's Botanical Register[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Comparettia
Species:
C. coccinea
Binomial name
Comparettia coccinea
Lindl., 1838

Comparettia coccinea is a species of orchid.[1] It is native to Venezuela, Peru, Brazil and Bolivia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lindley, John. 1838. Edwards's Botanical Register; or, Flower Garden and Shrubbery, A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony, 24: t. 68.
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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