Lepanthes helleri
| Lepanthes helleri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Lepanthes |
| Species: | L. helleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepanthes helleri | |
Lepanthes helleri is a miniature orchid (family Orchidaceae) endemic to the cloud forests of Costa Rica in which the leaf is curled into a tube, with the solitary flower emerging directly from the leaf, facing the inside of the tube.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Zuchowski, Willow (2007). Tropical Plants of Costa Rica. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell Univ. Press. pp. 425–426. ISBN 978-0-8014-4588-0.
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