| Smithsonia viridiflora | |
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| smithsonia viridiflora in conservation | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Smithsonia |
| Species: | S. viridiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Smithsonia viridiflora (Dalzell) C.J.Saldanha | |
| Synonyms | |
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Smithsonia viridiflora, commonly known as the green smithsonia, is an epiphytic orchid native to the Western Ghats of Karnataka and Maharashtra. It is 3–10 cm (1.2–3.9 in) long with light fluorescent green color petals and a distinguishable lip like other Smithsonia species.
References
- "Herbarium JCB". indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- "Smithsonia viridiflora (Dalzell) C.J.Saldanha [family ORCHIDACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Smithsonia viridiflora | |
| Micropera viridiflora | |
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