Guarianthe aurantiaca facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Guarianthe aurantiaca
Scientific classification
Genus:	Guarianthe
Species:	aurantiaca
Synonyms
Amalia aurantiaca (Bateman ex Lindl.) Heynh Epidendrum aurantiacum Bateman ex Lindl. (basionym) Cattleya aurantiaca (Bateman ex Lindl.) P.N. Don Laelia aurantiaca (Bateman ex Lindl.) Beer Broughtonia aurea Lindl. Epidendrum aureum (Lindl.) Lindl.

Guarianthe aurantiaca is a species of orchid. It is widespread across much of Mexico, south to Costa Rica. The diploid chromosome number of G. aurantiaca has been determined as 2n = 40.

The phananthrenoids orchinol and loroglossol have a phytoalexin effect and reduce the growth of G. aurantiaca seedlings.

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In Spanish: Guarianthe aurantiaca para niños