Galeandra bicarinata

Galeandra bicarinata is a species of orchid native to Cuba and Florida. It is closely related to G. beyrichii (widespread throughout much of South America and the Caribbean) and regarded as part of that taxon until described as a distinct species in 2000.[1][2][3]

Galeandra bicarinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Galeandra
Species:
G. bicarinata
Binomial name
Galeandra bicarinata
G.A.Romero & P.M.Br.

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Flora of North America v 26 p 644, Galeandra bicarinata G. A. Romero & P. M. Brown, N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 6: 78, fig. 1. 2000.
  3. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
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