| Dichromanthus aurantiacus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Genus: | Dichromanthus |
| Species: | D. aurantiacus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dichromanthus aurantiacus (Lex.) Salazar & Soto Arenas | |
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Dichromanthus aurantiacus is a terrestrial species of orchid. It is native to much of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. It is a common and conspicuous weed in fallow fields in much of the region.
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
- Laferrière, Joseph E. 1994. Vegetation and flora of the Mountain Pima village of Nabogame, Chihuahua, Mexico. Phytologia 77:102-140. (listed as Spiranthes aurantiaca)
External links
- IOSPE orchid photos, Dichromanthus aurantiacus (Lex.) Salazar & Soto Arenas 2002
- University of California Botanical Garden, photo of the day, By Daniel Mosquin on September 10, 2009, Dichromanthus aurantiacus
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Dichromanthus aurantiacus |
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| Neottia aurantiaca | |