Embreea

Embreea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Cymbidieae
Subtribe:	Stanhopeinae
Genus:	Embreea; Dodson
Type species
	; (Claes ex Cogn.) Dodson (1980)

Embreea is a genus of orchids native to Colombia and Ecuador. The genus Embreea is abbreviated as Emb in horticultural trade. There at present (June 2014) two recognized species:^[1]

(Jenny) Jenny (2002) - Ecuador (syn Embreea rodigasiana var. herrenhusana Jenny (2001))
(Claes ex Cogn.) Dodson (1980) - Colombia (syn Stanhopea rodigasiana Claes ex Cogn. (1897))

References[]

^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

External links[]

Media related to Embreea at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Embreea at Wikispecies

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[1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

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