| 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 | |
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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.