Arboreal bentspur orchid

(Campylocentrum fasciola)

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Description

Campylocentrum fasciola is a species of orchid. It occurs in a region ranging from southern Mexico (Chiapas and the Yucatán Peninsula) across Central America, the West Indies (Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago), and northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil). Campylocentrum is a genus of rare orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to Mexico, the West Indies, Central America and South America. One species (C. pachyrrhizum) extends its range into Florida.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Genus:Campylocentrum
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