Cuitlauzina

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Cuitlauzina
Cuitlauzina pendula Orchi 16.jpg
Cuitlauzina pendula
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Oncidiinae
Genus: Cuitlauzina
Lex. in P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza
Type species
Cuitlauzina pendula
Synonyms [1]
  • DignatheLindl.
  • LichterveldiaLem.
  • PalumbinaRchb.f. in W.G.Walpers
  • OsmoglossumSchltr.

Cuitlauzina is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 8 recognized species, native to Mexico, Central America and Colombia. [1]

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Species

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Cuitlauzina candida (Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.WilliamsMexico (Chiapas), Guatemala1,600–2,100 metres (5,200–6,900 ft)
Cuitlauzina convallarioides (Schltr.) Dressler & N.H.WilliamsMexico (Chiapas), Guatemala, Costa Rica1,475–2,700 metres (4,839–8,858 ft)
Cuitlauzina dubia (S.Rosillo) Yañez & Soto Arenas ex SolanoMexico (Oaxaca)1,500–2,200 metres (4,900–7,200 ft)
Cuitlauzina egertonii (Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.WilliamsMexico(Chiapas) to Colombia1,500–2,500 metres (4,900–8,200 ft)
Cuitlauzina pandurata (Garay) M.W.Chase & N.H.WilliamsEcuador1,200–2,600 metres (3,900–8,500 ft)
Cuitlauzina pendula Orchi 19.jpg Cuitlauzina pendula Lex. in P.de La Llave & J.M.de LexarzaMexico1,400–2,200 metres (4,600–7,200 ft)
Cuitlauzina pulchella (7533856656).jpg Cuitlauzina pulchella (Bateman ex Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.WilliamsMexico (Chiapas), Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras1,200–2,600 metres (3,900–8,500 ft)
Cuitlauzina pygmaea (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.WilliamsMexico (Hidalgo)2,100 metres (6,900 ft)

See also

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