Mesadenella

Mesadenella
Mesadenella cuspidata
type species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Spiranthinae
Genus: Mesadenella
Pabst & Garay
Synonyms[1]

Garaya Szlach.

Mesadenella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of 7 known species, native to Mexico, Central America and South America:[1]

  1. Mesadenella angustisegmenta Garay – Venezuela, Ecuador
  2. Mesadenella atroviridis (Barb.Rodr.) Garay – Brazil
  3. Mesadenella cuspidata (Lindl.) Garay – from Colombia east to Guyana and south to Argentina
  4. Mesadenella meeae R.J.V.Alves – Brazil
  5. Mesadenella peruviana Garay – Peru
  6. Mesadenella tonduzii (Schltr.) Pabst & Garay – from southern Mexico south to Nicaragua; also Pará region of Brazil
  7. Mesadenella variegata D.E.Benn. & Christenson – Peru

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Mesadenella Pabst & Garay | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  • Pabst, G.F.J. & Garay, L.A. (1953) Archivos do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro 12: 207–208.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 222 ff. Oxford University Press.
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
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