Kreodanthus
Encyclopedia
Kreodanthus is a small genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae
) belonging to the subfamily Orchidoideae
.
It is native to Cuba and Southern Mexico to Peru.
Orchidaceae
The Orchidaceae, commonly referred to as the orchid family, is a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales. Along with the Asteraceae, it is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species,...
) belonging to the subfamily Orchidoideae
Orchidoideae
The Orchidoideae, or the orchidoid orchids, are a subfamily of the orchid family .They typically contain the orchids with a single , fertile anther which is erect and basitonic....
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It is native to Cuba and Southern Mexico to Peru.
Species
- Kreodanthus casillasii R.González (1995) (Mexico, El Salvador)
- Kreodanthus corniculatus (Rchb.f.) Garay (1977) (Cuba)
- Kreodanthus crispifolius Garay (1978) (Ecuador, Peru)
- Kreodanthus ecuadorensis Garay (1987) (Ecuador)
- Kreodanthus elatus (L.O.Williams) Garay (1977) (Venezuela)
- Kreodanthus loxoglottis (Rchb.f.) Garay (1977) (Guatemala)
- Kreodanthus myrmex Ormerod (2005) (Colombia)
- Kreodanthus ovatilabius (Ames & Correll) Garay (1977) (Mexico, Guatemala)
- Kreodanthus rotundifolius Ormerod (2005) (Amazonas - Peru)
- Kreodanthus secundus (Ames) Garay (1977) (Mexico, El Salvador)
- Kreodanthus simplex (C.Schweinf.) Garay (1977) (Peru)