Mesadenus

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Mesadenus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Spiranthinae
Genus: Mesadenus
Schltr.

Mesadenus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 6 currently recognized species, native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, Brazil and Florida.[1][2]

  1. (M.C.Johnst.) Garay - Coahuila
  2. (Cogn.) Schltr. - Rio de Janeiro
  3. (Britton) Schltr. - widespread across Mexico, Florida, Guatemala, West Indies
  4. (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Mexico, Belize
  5. (Pabst) Garay - Minas Gerais
  6. (L.O.Williams) Garay - Morelos

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 525, Mesadenus Schlechter, Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37: 367. 1920.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

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Data related to Mesadenus at Wikispecies


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