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Orchidaceae
Tropidia

not marked as a favorite taxon Tropidia polystachya (Swartz) Ames. Common name: Young-palm Orchid. Phenology: Late Sep-Oct. Habitat: Rockland hammocks over limestone. Distribution: S. FL; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA26, K4, NS, POWO, S, WH3, WI, Brown (2002); = Corymbis polystachya (Sw.) Benth. — S13, orthographic error; > Tropidia polystachya (Sw.) Ames — Mex; Serapias polystachya Swartz. Basionym: Serapias polystachya Sw. 1788

Links to other floras: = Tropidia polystachya - FNA26

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Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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