Guarianthe aurantiaca is a species of orchid. It is widespread across much of Mexico, south to Costa Rica.[1] The diploid chromosome number of G. aurantiaca has been determined as 2n = 40.[2]
| Guarianthe aurantiaca | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Guarianthe |
| Species: | G. aurantiaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Guarianthe aurantiaca | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The phananthrenoids orchinol and loroglossol have a phytoalexin effect and reduce the growth of G. aurantiaca seedlings.[3]
Taxon identifiers | |
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| Guarianthe aurantiaca |
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| Epidendrum aurantiacum | |