Coryanthes boyi

Coryanthes boyi, also known by the common name Boy's Coryanthese,[1] is a species of epiphytic bucket orchid boasting green flowers dotted with tight purple-brown blotches. It is native to Venezuela and northern Brazil growing at an elevations of 1000 to 1500 meters.[1][2] No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.

Coryanthes boyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Coryanthes
Species:
C. boyi
Binomial name
Coryanthes boyi
Synonyms

Coryanthes rutkisii Foldats (1969)

References

  • Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 10: 381. 1928. (Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem)
  • Brazil Flora Group. 2015. Growing knowledge: an overview of Seed Plant diversity in Brazil. Rodriguésia 66(4): 1085–1113.
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