Galeottia

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Galeottia
Galeottia grandiflora (type species)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Cymbidieae
Subtribe:	Zygopetalinae
Genus:	Galeottia A.Rich.
Synonyms [1]
MendoncellaA.D.Hawkes, superfluous illegitimate name

Galeottia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America, Central America and southern Mexico. ^[1]

1. Galeottia acuminata (C.Schweinf.) Dressler & Christenson
2. Galeottia antioquiana (Kraenzl.) Dressler & Christenson
3. Galeottia burkei (Rchb.f.) Dressler & Christenson
4. Galeottia ciliata (C.Morel) Dressler & Christenson
5. Galeottia colombiana (Garay) Dressler & Christenson
6. Galeottia fimbriata (Linden & Rchb.f.) Schltr.
7. Galeottia grandiflora A.Rich.
8. Galeottia jorisiana (Rolfe) Schltr.
9. Galeottia marginata (Garay) Dressler & Christenson
10. Galeottia negrensis Schltr.
11. Galeottia peruviana D.E.Benn. & Christenson
12. Galeottia prainiana (Rolfe) Dressler & Christenson

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

• Richard, A. & Galeotti, H.G. (1845) Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, sér. 3 3: 25.
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009) Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 498 ff. Oxford University Press.

External links

• Media related to Galeottia at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Galeottia at Wikispecies