Ornithocephalus | |
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Ornithocephalus ciliatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Maxillarieae |
Subtribe: | Ornithocephalinae |
Genus: |
Ornithocephalus Hook. (1824) |
Type species | |
Ornithocephalus gladiatus Hook. (1824) |
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Synonyms | |
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Ornithocephalus is a genus of orchids comprising more than 50 known species widespread in South America, Central America, Southern Mexico, Trinidad and the Windward Islands.
Species accepted as of June 2014: