''Paphinia subclausa'' is a species of

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

to Costa Rica.

Taxonomy

The classification of this orchid species was published by

Robert Louis Dressler Robert (Louis) Dressler (born 1927, died October 15, 2019, in Paraíso, Costa Rica) was an American botanist specialist of the taxonomy of the Orchidaceae. He graduated from the University of Southern California and Harvard University. In 1977 ...

in ''Novon; a Journal for Botanical Nomenclature'', 7: 121, fig. 1997 - St. Louis, MO,

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. The species was collected in Reserva Juan Castro Blanco by D.E.Mora-Retana, 900 m, Costa Rica (

Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...

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). The holotype is kept at USJ (USJ = Universidad de San José?).

References

subclausa Endemic orchids of Costa Rica {{Cymbidieae-stub