Paphinia grandiflora

Paphinia grandiflora is a species of orchid native to Brazil.

Paphinia grandiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Maxillarieae
Subtribe:
Stanhopeinae
Genus:
Paphinia
Species:
P. grandiflora
Binomial name
Paphinia grandiflora
Barb.Rodr.
Synonyms
  • Paphinia nutans Houllet
  • Paphinia grandis Rchb.f. ex R.Warner

The classification of this orchid species was published by João Barbosa Rodrigues in Genera et Species Orchidearum Novarum quas Collecit, Descripsit et Iconibus Illustravit. Sebastianopolis, Two volumes: Vol. 1, 1877; Vol. 2, 1882 (although pages 1–136 may have been published in 1881). Paphinia grandiflora is native to Brazil.

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