Rhyncholaelia digbyana
Rhyncholaelia digbyana is a species of orchid occurring from Honduras to Belize, Guatemala, Mexico and Costa Rica.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Rhyncholaelia |
| Species: | R. digbyana |
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Rl. digbyana can be distinguished from the other species of Rhyncholaelia (Rl. glauca) by the frilled labellum.
The orchid has been discovered by José Antonio Molina Rosito, a Honduran|Catracho botanist and Professor emeritus at the Zamorano Pan-American School of Agriculture.[1]
Rhyncholaelia digbyana was declared the national flower of Honduras (Flor Nacional de Honduras) on 1969 November 26.[2]
References
- "Cámara Junior y Municipalidad de San Pedro Sula ofrecen homenaje al Profesor Antonio Molina en el Recital de Otoño". Zamonoticias. 2004-07-14. Archived from the original on February 18, 2005. Retrieved 2008-06-22. (in Spanish)
- "Simbolos Patrios" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2008-06-22.
Rhyncholaelia digbyana at the Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia
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