Paphinia vermiculifera
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| Paphinia vermiculifera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Paphinia |
| Species: | P. vermiculifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Paphinia vermiculifera | |
Paphinia vermiculifera is a species of orchid found in 2003. It is endemic to Panama. It gains its name from the Latin word vermiculus meaning worm due to two distinctive worm-shaped emergences at the base of its labellum.[1] The original holotype was found in Coclé, El Valle de Antón. The plant flowered in cultivation on July 6, 2002. The holotype is kept at Missouri Botanical Garden.[2]
