| Lockhartia | |
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| Lockhartia oerstedii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
| Genus: | Lockhartia Hook. |
| Type species | |
| Lockhartia elegans Hook. | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Lockhartia, abbreviated Lhta. in the horticultural trade, [2] is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) and the only genus of alliance Lockhartia. There are about 30 species, distributed from Mexico through northern South America, as well as in Trinidad. [1]
Species accepted as of June 2014 [1]