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Bifrenaria charlesworthii (Bifrenaria charlesworthii)

Description

Bifrenaria charlesworthii is a species of orchid epiphyte of cespitose growth that exists only in southeastern Brazil , which inhabits rainforests. It belongs to the group ofsmall Bifrenaria , occasionally classified in the genera Adipe or Stenocoryne . It can be differentiated from the nearest species, Bifrenaria racemosa , which some taxonomists consider to be synonymous, by the abundant hairiness in their labellum.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Asparagales

            • Family: Orchidaceae

              • Genus: Bifrenaria