Basiphyllaea corallicola
Basiphyllaea corallicola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Basiphyllaea |
Species: | B. corallicola |
Binomial name | |
Basiphyllaea corallicola (Small) Ames | |
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Basiphyllaea corallicola is a species of orchid native to Florida, Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico.
Basiphyllaea corallicola is a terrestrial herb up to 40 cm tall, with underground tubers. Leaves are narrowly linear to elliptic, up to 25 cm long. Flowers are borne in a scape of up to 10 nodding flowers, each yellow-green with a white lip.
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