Draconanthes
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| Draconanthes | |
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| Draconanthes aberrans | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Pleurothallidinae |
| Genus: | Draconanthes Luer |
| Species[1] | |
Draconanthes is a genus of orchids, comprising ten species found in northwestern South America.[2][3][1][4] It was established as a subgenus within the genus Lepanthes in 1986, but is now considered an accepted genus, related to Lepanthes.[5][6] It is a member of the Pleurothallidinae subtribe.[1]