golden-flowered chysis | |
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1837 illustration from Curtis's botanical magazine |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Epidendreae |
Subtribe: | Bletiinae |
Alliance: | Chysis |
Genus: | Chysis |
Species: | C. aurea |
Binomial name | |
Chysis aurea Lindl. (1837) |
Chysis aurea, the golden-flowered chysis, is an epiphytic species of orchid. It is the type species of the genus Chysis. It is native to Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela.