Constantia (orchid)

Constantia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Constantia
Barb.Rodr.
Type species
Constantia rupestris
Barb.Rodr.

Constantia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.[1] It contains 6 known species, all endemic to Brazil:[2][3]

  1. Constantia australis (Cogn.) Porto & Brade - Santa Catarina
  2. Constantia cipoensis Porto & Brade - Minas Gerais
  3. Constantia cristinae F.E.L.Miranda - Minas Gerais
  4. Constantia gutfreundiana Chiron & V.P.Castro - Minas Gerais
  5. Constantia microscopica F.E.L.Miranda - Minas Gerais
  6. Constantia rupestris Barb.Rodr. - Rio de Janeiro


See also

References

  1. Barbosa Rodrigues, João. 1877. Genera et Species Orchidearum Novarum 1: 78.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro

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