Smithsonia straminea
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| Smithsonia straminea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Smithsonia |
| Species: | S. straminea |
| Binomial name | |
| Smithsonia straminea C.J.Saldanha | |
| Synonyms | |
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Loxoma straminea | |
Smithsonia straminea, commonly known as the straw-colored smithsonia,[1] is a small 4–9 cm (1.6–3.5 in) growing epiphytic orchid native to the Western Ghats of Karnataka, Maharashtra, and rarely Kerala in India.[2]
