Guarianthe skinneri

Guarianthe skinneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Alliance: Cattleya
Genus: Guarianthe
Species: G. skinneri
Binomial name
Guarianthe skinneri
(Bateman) Dressler & W. E. Higgins
Synonyms[1]
  • Cattleya skinneri Bateman
  • Cattleya laelioides Lem.
  • Cattleya deckeri Klotzsch
  • Epidendrum huegelianum Rchb.f.
  • Cattleya pachecoi Ames & Correll
  • Cattleya skinneri var. alba Rchb.f.
  • Cattleya skinneri f. alba (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
  • Guarianthe deckeri (Klotzsch) Roeth
  • Guarianthe skinneri f. alba (Rchb.f.) Christenson

Guarianthe skinneri is a species of orchid. It is native to Chiapas and to every country in Central America.[1]

Guarianthe skinneri is the national flower of Costa Rica. Was referenced as the Cattleya skinneri as the earlier name by James Bateman in 1839. The range of Guarianthe skinneri extends from the southern Mexican border into Costa Rica where it is the national flower.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ http://www.aos.org/orchids/collectors-items/guarianthe-skinneri.aspx
External identifiers for Guarianthe skinneri
NCBI 123125
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