Schomburgkia

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Schomburgkia

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Liliopsida
Order:	Orchidales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Laeliinae
Alliance:	Cattleya
Genus:	Schomburgkia Lindl., 1838

Type species

Schomburgkia crispa
Lindl., 1844

Species

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Schomburgkia is a genus of plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae. This genus is named for Richard Schomburgk, a German botanist who explored British Guiana during the 1800's. Species in this genus are either ephiphytic or lithophytic in their growth habit. According to the Royal Horticultural Society Schom. is the official abbreviation for this genus.

The type species Schomburgkia crispa is a large sized, hot growing species found in the tropical areas of Venezuela, Surinam, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador.

1 Species
2 See also
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[edit] Species

Schomburgkia crispa Lindl. 1838 (Brazil) : type species
Schomburgkia elata Schltr. 1924
Schomburgkia gloriosa Rchb. f. 1860
Schomburgkia lueddemannii Prill. 1862
Schomburgkia lyonsii Lindl. 1853
Schomburgkia marginata Lindl. 1838
- Schomburgkia marginata var immarginata Lindl. 1838
Schomburgkia moyobambae Schltr. 1921
Schomburgkia rosea Linden ex Lindl. 1845 (Colombia)
Schomburgkia schultzei Schltr. 1924
Schomburgkia splendida Schltr. 1913
Schomburgkia superbiens (Lindl.) Rolfe 1917
Schomburgkia undulata Lindl. 1841
- Schomburgkia undulata var costaricana (Rchb. f.) H.G. Jones 1963
- Schomburgkia undulata var lueddemaniana (Prill.) H.G. Jones 1963
Schomburgkia wallisii Rchb. f. 1877
Schomburgkia weberbaueriana Kraenzlin 1906 (Bolivia; Peru)