Biology:Smithsonia straminea
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Short description: Species of orchid
| Smithsonia straminea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Smithsonia |
| Species: | S. straminea
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| Binomial name | |
| Smithsonia straminea C.J.Saldanha
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| Synonyms | |
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Loxoma straminea | |
Smithsonia straminea, commonly known as the straw-colored smithsonia,[1] is a small 4–9 cm (1.6–3.5 in) growing epiphytic orchid native to the Western Ghats of Karnataka, Maharashtra, and rarely Kerala in India.[2]
References
- ↑ "Smithsonia straminea - Straw-Colored Smithsonia". https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Straw-Colored%20Smithsonia.html.
- ↑ Datar, Mandar N.; Ghate, Vinaya S. (February 26, 2012). "Extended distribution of Smithsonia straminea C.J. Saldanha, an endemic orchid in Maharashtra, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa 4 (2): 2406–2408. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o2925.2406-8. http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1114.
Wikidata ☰ Q15497064 entry
