Nidema

Nidema
Nidema boothii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Subtribe:	Laeliinae
Genus:	Nidema Britton & Millsp.
Type species
Nidema ottonis (Rchb.f.) Britton & Millsp

Nidema is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains two known species, both native to the tropical Western Hemisphere. ^{[1] [2]}

Species

Image	Name	Distribution	Elevation (m)
	Nidema boothii (Lindl.) Schltr.	Mexico, Central America, Bahamas	0 – 1500 meters
	Nidema ottonis (Rchb.f.) Britton & Millsp.	Central America, Bahamas, Greater Antilles, Trinidad, Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, northern Brazil	0 – 1000 meters

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Britton, Nathaniel Lord & Millspaugh, Charles Frederick. 1920. Bahama Flora 94

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

External links

• IOSPE orchid photos, Nidema boothii
• Asociación Salvadoreña de Orquideología, Nidema boothii
• Orquídeas de Honduras, Nidema boothii Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine