Biology:Anguloa uniflora
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Short description: Species of orchid
| Anguloa uniflora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Anguloa |
| Species: | A. uniflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Anguloa uniflora Ruiz & Pav.
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Anguloa uniflora, commonly known as the swaddled babies orchid, is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae.[1][2] It is the type species of its genus.[3][4][5]
Taxonomy
It was described by Hipólito Ruiz López and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez in 1798.[6]
Etymology
The specific epithet uniflora means one-flowered.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Anguloa uniflora Ruiz & Pav.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:616523-1.
- ↑ "Anguloa uniflora Ruiz & Pav.". Species 2000. n.d.. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/5V2HZ.
- ↑ Hooker, Sir William Jackson (1854) (in en). Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Academic Press. https://books.google.com/books?id=41QCAAAAYAAJ.
- ↑ "Stunning plants that make you double take" (in en). https://www.thejoyofplants.co.uk/stunning-plants-make-you-double-take.
- ↑ "Anguloa Uniflora, Var". Scientific American 41 (1062supp): 16970. 1896-05-09. doi:10.1038/scientificamerican05091896-16970asupp. ISSN 0036-8733. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/anguloa-uniflora-var.
- ↑ Ruiz, Hipólito, & Pavón, José. (1798). Systema vegetabilium florae Peruvianae et Chilensis :characteres prodromi genericos differentias ... (p. 228). Typis Gabrielis de Sancha. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/747909
- ↑ Pavone, P., & Beltramini, M. (2025, July 31). Anguloa uniflora. Monaco Nature Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 29, 2025, from https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/anguloa-uniflora/?lang=en
Wikidata ☰ Q4764038 entry
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