Caucaea

Caucaea
Caucaea phalaenopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Cymbidieae
Subtribe:	Oncidiinae
Genus:	Caucaea Schltr.
Type species
Caucaea obscura (syn of C. radiata) (F. Lehm. & Kraenzl.)Schltr.

Caucaea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern South America.^[1]

1. (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
2. (Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
3. (Königer & J.Portilla) Königer - Ecuador
4. (Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru
5. (Kunth) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia
6. (Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia
7. (Lindl.) Mansf. - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
8. (Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
9. (Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Peru

See also[]

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References[]

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 235 ff. Oxford University Press.
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

External links[]

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

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