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Draconanthes
Sign in to saveDraconanthes is a genus of orchids, comprising ten species found in northwestern South America. It was established as a subgenus within the genus Lepanthes in 1986, but is now considered an accepted genus, related to Lepanthes. It is a member of the Pleurothallidinae subtribe.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
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Draconanthes is a genus of orchids, comprising ten species found in northwestern South America. It was established as a subgenus within the genus Lepanthes in 1986, but is now considered an accepted genus, related to Lepanthes. It is a member of the Pleurothallidinae subtribe.
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