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Zygopetalinae
Zygopetalinae is an orchid subtribe in the tribe Cymbidieae with 418 species. Description Orchids in Zygopetalinae are mostly epiphytic but can be terrestrial, with pseudobulbs of one or several internodes or slender stems. All genera but one are sympodial. Leaves are convolute or duplicate, plicate, and articulate, with a smooth cuticle. Inflorescences of one to several spiral flowers rise from young shoots laterally. Flowers vary in size and can be resupinate. Columns can be winged or flattened and usually have a distinct foot. The anther can be either terminal or ventral, with an operculum. Velamen resembles that of the genus ''Cymbidium''. Plants have 46, 48, or 52 chromosomes. Genera Genera include: Distribution and habitat Species of the subtribe occur throughout the American tropics, from southern Mexico in North America to northern Argentina and Bolivia in South America. The northernmost species are of the genera '' Kefersteinia'' and '' Stenotyla'' in North Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chondroscaphe
''Chondroscaphe'' is a genus of orchids native to southeastern Central America and northwestern South America. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford. #''Chondroscaphe amabilis'' (Schltr.) Senghas & G.Gerlach in F.R.R.Schlechter - Ecuador, Colombia #''Chondroscaphe atrilinguis'' Dressler - Costa Rica, Panama #''Chondroscaphe bicolor'' (Rolfe) Dressler - Costa Rica, Panama #''Chondroscaphe chestertonii'' (Rchb.f.) Senghas & G.Gerlach in F.R.R.Schlechter - Ecuador, Colombia #''Chondroscaphe dabeibaensis'' P.A.Harding - Colombia #''Chondroscaphe eburnea'' (Dressler) Dressler - Panama #''Chondroscaphe embreei'' (Dodson & Neudecker) Rungius - Ecuador, Colombia #''Chondroscaphe escobariana'' (Dodson & Neudecker) Rungius - Colombia #''Chondroscaphe flaveola'' (Linden & Rchb.f.) Senghas & G.Gerlach in F.R.R.Schlechter - Colombia, Venezuela, Peru #''Chondroscaphe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |