Smithsonia

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Smithsonia
Smithsonia viridiflora (Aerides dalzelliana) (5784649353).jpg
Smithsonia viridiflora
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Smithsonia
C.J.Saldanha
Synonyms[1]
  • Micropera Dalzell 1851, illegitimate homonym, not Lindl. 1832
  • Loxoma Garay 1972, illegitimate homonym, not R. Br. ex A. Cunn. 1837
  • Loxomorchis Rauschert

Smithsonia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains three known species, all endemic to southern India.[1]

  • (Dalzell) C.J.Saldanha - Kanara
  • C.J.Saldanha - southern India
  • (Dalzell) C.J.Saldanha - southern India

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