Anguloa uniflora
Species of orchid
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Anguloa uniflora, commonly known as the swaddled babies orchid, is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae.[1][2] It is the type species of its genus.[3][4][5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Anguloa |
| Species: | A. uniflora |
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Taxonomy
It was described by Hipólito Ruiz López and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez in 1798.[6]
Etymology
The specific epithet uniflora means one-flowered.[7]
