Guarianthe aurantiaca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Genus: | Guarianthe |
Species: | G. aurantiaca |
Binomial name | |
Guarianthe aurantiaca (Bateman ex Lindl.) Dressler & W.E. Higgins |
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Synonyms | |
Guarianthe aurantiaca is a species of orchid. It is widespread across much of Mexico, south to Costa Rica. The diploid chromosome number of G. aurantiaca has been determined as 2n = 40.
The phananthrenoids orchinol and loroglossol have a phytoalexin effect and reduce the growth of G. aurantiaca seedlings.