Kingdom Plantae Family Orchidaceae Tribe Maxillarieae Scientific name Paphinia benzingii | Order Asparagales Subfamily Epidendroideae Subtribe Stanhopeinae Rank Species | |
Similar Paphinia grandiflora, Paphinia neudeckeri, Paphinia cristata, Paphinia herrerae, Paphinia | ||
Paphinia benzingii is a species of orchid endemic to Esmeraldas Province of Ecuador.
The classification of this species was published by Calaway H. Dodson & Tilman Neudecker in Die Orchidee. Hamburg-Othmarschen & Hamburg, 41: 233, figs. 190. Paphinia benzingii is distributed through the Esmeraldas (Ecuador, Western South America, Southern America). It was originally collected in Ecuador at an altitude of about 750m.
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