Dryadella

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iDryadella
Dryadella simula
Dryadella simula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Dryadella
Luer 1978
Type Species
Dryadella elata
(Luer) Luer 1978
Species
  • Dryadella aviceps
  • Dryadella edwallii
  • Dryadella elata
  • Dryadella guatemalensis
  • Dryadella liliputiana
  • Dryadella simula
  • Dryadella sororcula
  • Dryadella zebrina
  • etc.

Dryadella is a genus of miniature orchids, reaching from 3 to 6 cm. There are about 40 species, distributed from southern Mexico to southern Brazil and northern Argentina.

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