Cycnoches
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| Cycnoches | |
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| Cycnoches loddigesii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Catasetinae |
| Genus: | Cycnoches Lindl. |
| Type species | |
| Cycnoches loddigesii Lindl. | |
Cycnoches is a genus of orchids native to South America, Central America and southern Mexico.[1] Also called swan necks, swan orchids, or swanworts,[2] they are epiphytes found in lowland and pre-montane forests.[3]
