''Trevoria'' is a

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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 ...

s native to southeastern

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and northwestern

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. It grows in intermediate temperature and is found from

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and Costa Rica to

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/ref> ''Trevoria'' was described by

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in 1897.Lehmann, Friedrich Carl. 1897. Gardeners' Chronicle: a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. ser. 3, 21: 345–346
/ref> A photo of this single plant is also in the new vol 6 of the book ''Native Colombian Orchids: Volume 6: Supplement: Leucohyle-Zootrophion'' (1998). The name is in honor of Sir Trevor Lawrence a specialist in orchids who at the time maintained one of the finest collections of orchids in England at his home Burford Lodge, in Surrey, and a former president of The

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Species

Species recognized as of June 2014: #''

Trevoria chloris ''Trevoria'' is a genus of orchids native to southeastern Central America and northwestern South America. It grows in intermediate temperature and is found from Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Bolivia. ''Trevoria'' was described by FC Lehmann in 1 ...

'' Lehm. - Colombia #''

Trevoria escobariana ''Trevoria'' is a genus of orchids native to southeastern Central America and northwestern South America. It grows in intermediate temperature and is found from Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Bolivia. ''Trevoria'' was described by FC Lehmann in 18 ...

'' Garay - Colombia, Ecuador #'' Trevoria glumacea'' Garay - Costa Rica, Nicaragua #'' Trevoria lehmannii'' Rolfe - Colombia, Ecuador #'' Trevoria zahlbruckneriana'' (Schltr.) Garay - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Bolivia

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''Trevoria chloris''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3308278 Stanhopeinae genera Stanhopeinae