Guarianthe
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Guarianthe
Guarianthe skinneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Epidendroideae Tribe: Epidendreae Subtribe: Laeliinae Alliance: Cattleya Genus: Guarianthe Dressler & W.E. Higgins (2003)
Species
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Guarianthe is a small genus of epiphytic orchids, growing in wet forests in Central America and northern South America. It has been separated from Cattleya based on phylogenetic studies with DNA sequence data (van den Berg et al., 2000)

Species:

• Guarianthe aurantiaca (Bateman) Dressler & W.E. Higgins
• Guarianthe bowringiana (Veitch) Dressler & W.E. Higgins
• Guarianthe patinii (Cogn.) Dressler & W.E. Higgins
• Guarianthe skinneri (Bateman) Dressler & W.E. Higgins

Natural hybrid:

• Guarianthe × guatemalensis (T. Moore) W.E. Higgins

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