''Sobralia chrysostoma'' is a species of ''

Sobralia ''Sobralia'' is a genus of orchids native to Mexico, Central and South America. The plants are more commonly terrestrial, but are also found growing epiphytically, in wet forests from sea level to about 8,800 ft. The genus was named for D ...

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Distribution

Plants are found growing in

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, and

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at elevations of 20 to 1050 meters.

Taxonomy

This species was first collected in July 16, 199 by Robert Dressler from Alajuela, Costa Rica. It was later described in the American Orchid Society's Orchids magazine in 2001. The epithet chrysostoma refers to the golden color lip of the flowers.

References

External links

* * Orchids of Central America

chrysostoma ''Chrysostoma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Chrysostoma'' Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/a ...

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