Caucaea
Appearance
Caucaea | |
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Caucaea phalaenopsis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
Genus: | Caucaea Schltr. |
Type species | |
Caucaea obscura (syn of C. radiata) (F. Lehm. & Kraenzl.)Schltr.
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Caucaea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern South America.[1]
- Caucaea alticola (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
- Caucaea andigena (Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
- Caucaea macrotyle (Königer & J.Portilla) Königer - Ecuador
- Caucaea nubigena (Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru
- Caucaea olivacea (Kunth) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia
- Caucaea phalaenopsis (Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia
- Caucaea radiata (Lindl.) Mansf. - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
- Caucaea sanguinolenta (Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
- Caucaea tripterygia (Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Peru
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 235 ff. Oxford University Press.
- Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
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