Prosthechea cochleata
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| Prosthechea cochleata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Laeliinae |
| Alliance: | Epidendrum |
| Genus: | Prosthechea |
| Species: | P. cochleata |
| Binomial name | |
| Prosthechea cochleata (L.) W.E.Higgins |
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Prosthechea cochleata is an orchid that lives in Central America, the West Indies, Colombia, Venezuela, and southern Florida.[1] It is commonly called the Cockleshell Orchid or Clamshell Orchid
Prosthechea cochleata is the national flower of Belize, where it is known as the Black Orchid.[2]
References [change]
- ↑ Encyclia cochleata
- ↑ "National Symbols". Government of Belize. http://www.governmentofbelize.gov.bz/ab_symbols.html. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
Other websites [change]
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