Caucaea
| Caucaea | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Caucaea phalaenopsis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
| Genus: | Caucaea Schltr. |
| Type species | |
| Caucaea obscura (syn of C. radiata) (F. Lehm. & Kraenzl.)Schltr. | |
Caucaea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern South America.[1]
- Caucaea alticola (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
- Caucaea andigena (Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
- Caucaea macrotyle (Königer & J.Portilla) Königer - Ecuador
- Caucaea nubigena (Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru
- Caucaea olivacea (Kunth) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia
- Caucaea phalaenopsis (Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia
- Caucaea radiata (Lindl.) Mansf. - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
- Caucaea sanguinolenta (Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
- Caucaea tripterygia (Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Peru
See also
- List of Orchidaceae genera
References
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 235 ff. Oxford University Press.
- Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
