Guarianthe
Encyclopedia
Guarianthe, abbreviated Gur. in the horticultural trade, is a small genus of epiphytic orchids, growing in wet forests in Central America and northern South America. It was separated from the bifoliate Cattleya
s in 2003, based on phylogenetic studies of nuclear DNA sequence data
Cattleya
Cattleya is a genus of 113 species of orchids from Costa Rica to tropical South America. The genus was named in 1824 by John Lindley after Sir William Cattley who received and successfully cultivated specimens of Cattleya labiata that were used as packing material in a shipment of other orchids...
s in 2003, based on phylogenetic studies of nuclear DNA sequence data
Species
- Guarianthe aurantiacaGuarianthe aurantiacaGuarianthe aurantiaca is a species of orchid. The diploid chromosome number of G. aurantiaca has been determined as 2n = 40.-Footnotes:...
(Bateman) DresslerDresslerDressler may refer to:* Anton Dressler , clarinetist* Conrad Dressler , sculptor and potter* Erich Dressler, luger* Gallus Dressler , composer and music theorist* Marie Dressler , actress...
& W.E. Higgins - Guarianthe bowringianaGuarianthe bowringianaGuarianthe bowringiana is a species of orchid....
(Veitch) DresslerDresslerDressler may refer to:* Anton Dressler , clarinetist* Conrad Dressler , sculptor and potter* Erich Dressler, luger* Gallus Dressler , composer and music theorist* Marie Dressler , actress...
& W.E. Higgins - Guarianthe patiniiGuarianthe patiniiGuarianthe patinii is a species of orchid....
(Cogn.) DresslerDresslerDressler may refer to:* Anton Dressler , clarinetist* Conrad Dressler , sculptor and potter* Erich Dressler, luger* Gallus Dressler , composer and music theorist* Marie Dressler , actress...
& W.E. Higgins - Guarianthe skinneriGuarianthe skinneriGuarianthe skinneri is a species of orchid....
(Bateman) DresslerDresslerDressler may refer to:* Anton Dressler , clarinetist* Conrad Dressler , sculptor and potter* Erich Dressler, luger* Gallus Dressler , composer and music theorist* Marie Dressler , actress...
& W.E. Higgins
Natural hybrid
- Guarianthe × guatemalensis (T. Moore) W.E. Higgins = Gur. aurantiacaGuarianthe aurantiacaGuarianthe aurantiaca is a species of orchid. The diploid chromosome number of G. aurantiaca has been determined as 2n = 40.-Footnotes:...
× Gur. skinneriGuarianthe skinneriGuarianthe skinneri is a species of orchid....