Cycnoches, abbreviated as Cyc. in the horticultural trade,[1] is a genus of 34 currently accepted species of orchids native to South America, Central America and southern Mexico.[2] Also called "swan orchids", they are epiphytes found in lowland and pre-montane forests.[3]
Cycnoches | |
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Cycnoches haagii | |
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.
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Species accepted as of May 2014:[2]