Biology:Rhynchostylis rieferi
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Short description: Species of orchid
| Rhynchostylis rieferi | |
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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: | Rhynchostylis |
| Species: | R. rieferi
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhynchostylis rieferi W.E.Higgins
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Rhynchostylis rieferi is a species of orchid endemic to the Philippines . Its morphology is very similar to Rhynchostylis retusa, however the flowers are smaller and the leaf tip forms an acute spike. The species was discovered from a cultivated plant in the United States of America.
References
- http://www.orchidspecies.com/rhynreiferii.htm
- HIGGINS, W. E. (2012). A New Name For A Distinctive Rhynchostylis (Orchidae) And The Misapplication of Rhynchostylis praemorsa. Selbyana, 31(1), 40–43.
- World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Rhynchostylis rieferi. (2013). Retrieved March 21, 2016, from http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=492854
Wikidata ☰ Q23055823 entry
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