Lankesterella

Lankesterella
Lankesterella gnomus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Spiranthinae
Genus:	Lankesterella Ames
Synonyms [1]
CladobiumSchltr., illegitimate name

Lankesterella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is found mostly in South America, with a few species extending north into Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. ^[1]

Species

Species currently recognized as of June 2014:

1. Lankesterella alainii Nir - Cuba, Dominican Republic
2. Lankesterella caespitosa (Lindl.) Hoehne - Venezuela, Brazil
3. Lankesterella ceracifolia (Barb.Rodr.) Mansf. - Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
4. Lankesterella glandula Ackerman - Dominican Republic
5. Lankesterella gnomus (Kraenzl.) Hoehne - Brazil
6. Lankesterella longicollis (Cogn.) Hoehne - Brazil
7. Lankesterella orthantha (Kraenzl.) Garay - Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
8. Lankesterella parvula (Kraenzl.) Pabst - Rio de Janeiro
9. Lankesterella pilosa (Cogn.) Hoehne - Rio de Janeiro
10. Lankesterella salehi Pabst - Brazil
11. Lankesterella spannageliana (Hoehne & Brade) Mansf. - Rio de Janeiro

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. 217 ff. Oxford Univ. Press
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

External links

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