Huntleya
| Huntleya | |
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| Huntleya burtii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Maxillarieae |
| Subtribe: | Zygopetalinae |
| Genus: |
Huntleya Bateman ex Lindl.., 1837 |
| Type species | |
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Huntleya meleagris Lindl.., 1837 |
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Huntleya is a small orchid genus native to South America, Central America and Trinidad.
These are epiphytic, pseudobulbless and often larger plants with subplicate leaves nearing forty centimeters long, erect and single-flowered. They occur in wet cloud forests at medium altitudes.
Species currently accepted as of June 2014:
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