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Rossioglossum
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Rossioglossum

Rossioglossum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It has 9 currently recognized species (as of May 2014), all native to Mexico, Central America, and northern and western South America.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Rossioglossum grande

complexRossioglossum grande

Turtle shell orchid

speciesRossioglossum ampliatum

Rossioglossum oerstedii

speciesRossioglossum oerstedii

Rossioglossum krameri

speciesRossioglossum krameri

Rossioglossum beloglossum

speciesRossioglossum beloglossum

Rossioglossum splendens

speciesRossioglossum splendens

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 204953.