Cranichis
| Cranichis | |
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| Cranichis candida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Subtribe: | Cranichidinae |
| Genus: | Cranichis Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 120 (1788) |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cranichis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species (C. muscosa) extending into Florida.[1][2]
Species[]
References[]
- Swartz, O. (1788) Nova Genera et Species Plantarum seu Prodromus 8, 120.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 29 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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Categories:
- Cranichideae genera
- Cranichidinae
- Taxa named by Olof Swartz
- Orchidoideae stubs