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/ref>Flora of North America v 26 p 622, ''Harrisella porrecta'' (Reichenbach f.) Fawcett & Rendle, J. Bot. 47: 266. 1909.
/ref>Carnevali, G., J. L. Tapia-Muñoz, R. Duno de Stefano & I. M. Ramírez Morillo. 2010. Flora Ilustrada de la Peninsula Yucatán: Listado Florístico 1–326. ''Dendrophylax porrectus'' has been referred to by many authors by the synonym ''Harrisella porrecta'', including in the

Flora of North America The ''Flora of North America North of Mexico'' (usually referred to as ''FNA'') is a multivolume work describing the native plants and naturalized plants of North America, including the United States, Canada, St. Pierre and Miquelon, and Greenla ...

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Epiphytic orchids Plants described in 1865 Orchids of Puerto Rico Orchids of Mexico Orchids of Florida Orchids of Central America Flora of the Caribbean Flora without expected TNC conservation status