| Echinosepala | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Pleurothallidinae |
| Genus: | Echinosepala Pridgeon & M.W.Chase (2002) |
| Type species | |
| Echinosepala aspasicensis | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
EchinellaPridgeon & M.W.Chase (2001), nom. illeg. | |
Echinosepala is a genus of orchids. The genus contains 17 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia and northern Brazil, and to Belize and Jamaica. [1]
The genus comprises the former subgenera Silenia and Satyria of genus Myoxanthus . There is little reason to resist this change, thus Echinosepala is widely accepted. The genus was formerly known as Echinella Pridgeon & M.W.Chase , but as this latter also refers to an algae genus, it has been changed to Echinosepala.