Mexipedium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Cypripedioideae |
Genus: | Mexipedium V.A.Albert & M.W.Chase |
Species: | M. xerophyticum
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Binomial name | |
Mexipedium xerophyticum | |
Synonyms | |
Phragmipedium xerophyticum Soto Arenas, Salazar & Hágsater |
Mexipedium is a monotypic genus of the Orchid family Orchidaceae, subfamily Cypripedioideae, consisting of only one species, Mexipedium xerophyticum. It is also the single genus of tribe Mexipedieae and subtribe Mexipediinae.[2]