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Quisqueya (plant)

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Subfamily
  
Epidendroideae

Subtribe
  
Laeliinae

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Tribe
  
Epidendreae

Alliance
  
Encyclia

Order
  
Asparagales

Similar
  
Constantia, Adamantinia, Dilomilis, Tetramicra, Hagsatera

Quisqueya is a genus of orchids, (family Orchidaceae), consisting of four species endemic to the island of Hispaniola of the Greater Antilles. The genus was established in 1979 by Donald Dungan Dod. Its name is derived from the Taino name for Hispaniola.

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Quisqueya (plant) Wikipedia