Rhyncholaelia digbyana
| Rhyncholaelia digbyana | |
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| Rhyncholaelia digbyana flower | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Laeliinae |
| Genus: | Rhyncholaelia |
| Species: | R. digbyana |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhyncholaelia digbyana (Lindl.) Schltr. (1918) | |
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Rhyncholaelia digbyana is a species of orchid occurring from Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica.
The orchid has been discovered by José Antonio Molina Rosito, a Honduran 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. (Spanish)
- ↑ "Simbolos Patrios" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2008-06-22.
Rhyncholaelia digbyana at the Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia
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Rhyncholaelia digbyana at the Encyclopedia of Life
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