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Cattleya aurantiaca

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
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.



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