Chysis aurea

Golden-flowered chysis
1837 illustration from
Curtis's botanical magazine
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Chysis
Species:
C. aurea
Binomial name
Chysis aurea
Lindl. (1837)

Chysis aurea, the golden-flowered chysis, is an epiphytic species of orchid. It is the type species of the genus Chysis. It is native to Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Lindley, John. 1837. Edwards's Botanical Register 23: t. 1937, Chysis aurea, golden-flowered chysis


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