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Smithsonia straminea

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Species of orchid

Smithsonia straminea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Smithsonia
Species: S. straminea
Binomial name
Smithsonia straminea
C.J.Saldanha
Synonyms

Loxoma straminea

Smithsonia straminea, commonly known as the straw-colored smithsonia, is a small 4–9 cm (1.6–3.5 in) growing epiphytic orchid native to the Western Ghats of Karnataka, Maharashtra, and rarely Kerala in India.

References

  1. "Smithsonia straminea - Straw-Colored Smithsonia". flowersofindia.net.
  2. Datar, Mandar N.; Ghate, Vinaya S. (February 26, 2012). "Extended distribution of Smithsonia straminea C.J. Saldanha, an endemic orchid in Maharashtra, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 4 (2): 2406–2408. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o2925.2406-8 – via CrossRef.
Taxon identifiers
Smithsonia straminea
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