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Gomesa forbesii

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Gomesa forbesii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Gomesa
Species:
G. forbesii
Binomial name
Gomesa forbesii
(Hook.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams
Synonyms
  • Anettea forbesii (Hook.) Szlach. & Mytnik
  • Brasilidium forbesii (Hook.) Campacci
  • Oncidium forbesii Hook.

Gomesa forbesii is a species of orchid native to southeastern Brazil.[1] It was formerly within the genus Oncidium until a phylogenetic study published in 2009 transferred it and some other Oncidium species to Gomesa.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Gomesa forbesii (Hook.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  2. ^ Chase, Mark W.; Williams, Norris H.; Faria, De; Donisete, Aparacida; Neubig, Kurt M.; Amaral, Maria do Carmo E.; Whitten, W. Mark (1 August 2009). "Floral convergence in Oncidiinae (Cymbidieae; Orchidaceae): an expanded concept of Gomesa and a new genus Nohawilliamsia". Annals of Botany. 104 (3): 387–402. doi:10.1093/aob/mcp067. PMC 2720657. PMID 19346522.
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