Global InformationPeristeria elata information
| Peristeria elata | |
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| Flower of Peristeria elata | |
Conservation status
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CITES Appendix I (CITES)[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Peristeria |
| Species: | P. elata
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| Binomial name | |
| Peristeria elata Hook.
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Peristeria elata is a species of orchid occurring from Central America to Panama, Venezuela, and Ecuador. It is the type species of its genus. It is commonly referred to as the Holy Ghost orchid, dove orchid, or flower of the Holy Spirit in English, and, as the flor del Espiritu Santo in Spanish.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.