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Coryanthes boyi

Coryanthes boyi
Photo: Theodoreesquires, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Epiphyte, Orchid
Native range
Venezuela (Bolívar) to N. Brazil
Climate
wet tropical

About

Coryanthes boyi, also known by the common name Boy's coryanthese, is a species of epiphytic bucket orchid boasting green flowers dotted with tight purple-brown blotches. It is native to Venezuela and northern Brazil growing at an elevations of 1000 to 1500 meters. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.

Other Coryanthes plants

Coryanthes alborosea · Coryanthes gerlachiana · Coryanthes hunteriana · Coryanthes leucocorys · Coryanthes macrantha · Coryanthes macrocorys · Coryanthes maculata · Coryanthes mastersiana · Coryanthes picturata · Coryanthes speciosa · Coryanthes trifoliata · Coryanthes verrucolineata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coryanthes boyi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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