Aspasia variegata is a species of orchid widespread across much of northern South America as well as Trinidad and the Amazonian region.[3][2] It also occurs at elevations from 200–1,300 metres (660–4,270 ft) in Bolivia.
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| 1836 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Aspasia |
| Species: | A. variegata
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspasia variegata Lindl. (1836)
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Aspasia variegata is found in open forests both in dry and flooded lands, then often on branches of the trees hanging over the waters.[4]
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- ^ Lindley, John. 1836. Edwards's Botanical Register 22: t. 1907
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Freitas Luz, Francisco J. (2001). Orquídeas na Amazônia. Instituto Brasileiro de Cultura, Ed. On Line. ISBN 85-208-0208-7
- ^ Miranda, Francisco (2006). Orquídeas da Amazônia Brasileira: 168 & 173 Ed. Expressão e Cultura, 1996. ISBN 85-208-0208-7
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