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Chysis
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Chysis

Chysis is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), consisting of 10 currently accepted species (as of May 2014) which originate in the region from Mexico to Peru. Only two or three of these are commonly found in cultivation. The genus is abbreviated Chy in trade journals.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Chysis bractescens

speciesChysis bractescens

Chysis laevis

speciesChysis laevis

Chysis tricostata

speciesChysis tricostata

Chysis limminghei

speciesChysis limminghei

Chysis aurea

speciesChysis aurea

Chysis bruennowiana

speciesChysis bruennowiana

Chysis addita

speciesChysis addita

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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 206207.