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Houlletia
Houlletia odoratissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Cymbidieae
Subtribe:
Stanhopeinae
Genus:
Houlletia Brongn. (1841)
Type species
Houlletia stapeliaeflora
Brongn.
Species
See text.
Synonyms
Jennyella Lückel & Fessel
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