Heterotaxis | |
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Heterotaxis sessilis syn. (Heterotaxis crassifolia) |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Maxillarieae |
Subtribe: | Maxillariinae |
Genus: |
Heterotaxis Lindl. |
Type species | |
Heterotaxis crassifolia Lindl. |
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Synonyms | |
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Heterotaxis is a genus of orchids native to Latin America from central Mexico to Bolivia, and also to parts of the West Indies. One species extends into Florida (H. sessilis, listed under synonym Maxillaria crassifolia in Flora of North America).