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Laelia anceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Laelia
Species:	L. anceps
Binomial name
Laelia anceps Lindl.
Synonyms
Amalias anceps (Lindl.) Hoffmanns. Amalia anceps (Lindl.) Heynh. Cattleya anceps (Lindl.) Beer Bletia anceps (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

Laelia anceps is a species of orchid found in Mexico and Guatemala.

Subspecies

• Laelia anceps ssp. anceps (Mexico to Guatemala). The diploid chromosome number of L. anceps ssp. anceps has been determined as 2n = 40
• Laelia anceps ssp. dawsonii (J.Anderson) Rolfe (Mexico - Guerrero, Oaxaca). The diploid chromosome number of L. anceps ssp. dawsonii has been determined as 2n = 40.

References

1. La Croix, I. F.; Aubron, Manuel (2008). The New Encyclopedia of Orchids:1500 Species in cultivation. Timber Press. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-88192-876-1. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
2. page 252. Leonardo P. Felix and Marcelo Guerra: "Variation in chromosome number and the basic number of subfamily Epidendroideae (Orchidaceae)" Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 163(2010)234-278, The Linnean Society of London

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