Family Orchidaceae Tribe Epidendreae Rank Species | Higher classification Rhyncholaelia | |
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Similar Rhyncholaelia, Orchids, Brassavola, Brassavola nodosa, Rhyncholaelia glauca | ||
Rhyncholaelia digbyana is a species of orchid occurring from Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Costa Rica.
The orchid has been discovered by José Antonio Molina Rosito, a Honduran botanist and Professor emeritus at the Zamorano Pan-American School of Agriculture.
Rhyncholaelia digbyana was declared the national flower of Honduras (Flor Nacional de Honduras) on 1969 November 26.
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