Orleanesia

Orleanesia
Orleanesia yauaperyensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Laeliinae
Genus:	Orleanesia Barb.Rodr. (1877)
Synonyms [1]
HuebneriaSchltr., illegitimate homonym PseudorleanesiaRauschert

Orleanesia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 known species, all native to South America. ^{[1] [2]}

1. Orleanesia amazonica Barb.Rodr. - Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, the Guianas
2. Orleanesia cuneipetala Pabst - Brazil
3. Orleanesia ecuadorana Dodson - Ecuador
4. Orleanesia maculata Garay - Venezuela
5. Orleanesia mineirosensis Garay - Brazil
6. Orleanesia peruviana C.Schweinf. - Peru
7. Orleanesia pleurostachys (Linden & Rchb.f.) Garay & Dunst. - Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador
8. Orleanesia richteri Pabst - Brazil
9. Orleanesia yauaperyensis Barb.Rodr. - Brazil, Venezuela

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

External links

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