Eltroplectris calcarata (Sw.) Garay & H.R.Sweet is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Eltroplectris calcarata (Sw.) Garay & H.R.Sweet

Eltroplectris calcarata (Sw.) Garay & H.R.Sweet

Eltroplectris calcarata, the longclaw orchid, is a terrestrial orchid native across parts of the Americas and the Caribbean.

Family
Genus
Eltroplectris
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Eltroplectris calcarata (Sw.) Garay & H.R.Sweet

Eltroplectris calcarata, commonly called the longclaw orchid, is a terrestrial orchid species. Its native range includes Florida, the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the Windward Islands, Trinidad, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, and Paraguay.

Photo: (c) Aidan Campos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Aidan Campos · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Orchidaceae Eltroplectris

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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