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Chloraea magellanica

Chloraea magellanica

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
SubTribe: Diuridinae
Genus: Chloraea
Species: C. magellanica
Alliance:
Binomial name
Chloraea magellanica
Hook. f. 1847


Chloraea magellanica is an species in the genus Chloraea.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the spring with several 8 cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing in Patagonia, Argentina and southern Chile

Culture[]


Naming[]

Common Names: The Magellan Strait Chloraea

Synonyms[]

  1. Asarca magellanica (Hook. f.) Kuntze 1891
  2. Chloraea bouganvilleana Franch. 1889
  3. Chloraea hystrix Speg. & Kraenzl. 1904
  4. Chloraea kranzliniana Hoehne 1939
  5. Chloraea leontoglossa Speg. & Kraenzl. 1902
  6. Chloraea spegazziniana Kraenzl 1902
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