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Paphinia litensis

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Paphinia litensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Paphinia
Species:
P. litensis
Binomial name
Paphinia litensis

Paphinia litensis is a species of orchid endemic to Ecuador.

Taxonomy

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The classification of this orchid species was published by Calaway H. Dodson & Tilman Neudecker in Die Orchidee.[1] Distribution ranges through the Esmeraldas (Ecuador, Western South America, Southern America). Originally collected by Calaway H. Dodson. The holotype is kept at Rio Palenque Science Center (RPSC), Ecuador.

References

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  1. ^ Die Orchidee, 42: 81, fig. 1991 - Hamburg-Othmarschen & Hamburg
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