Draconanthes
| Draconanthes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Pleurothallidinae |
| Genus: | Draconanthes Luer
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| Species[1] | |
Draconanthes is a genus of orchids, comprising eight species found in northwestern South America.[2][3][1] It was established as a subgenus within the genus Lepanthes in 1986, but is now considered an accepted genus, related to Lepanthes.[4][5] It is a member of the Pleurothallidinae subtribe.[1]
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Further reading
- Bogarín, Diego; Pérez-Escobar, Oscar A.; Karremans, Adam P.; Fernández, Melania; Kruizinga, Jaco; Pupulin, Franco; Smets, Erik; Gravendeel, Barbara (2019-10-22). "Phylogenetic comparative methods improve the selection of characters for generic delimitations in a hyperdiverse Neotropical orchid clade". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 15098. ISSN 2045-2322.