''Benzingia'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
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Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
. It is native to mountains of
Central America
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and northwestern
South America
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from
Costa Rica
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to
Peru
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.
[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.]
Species
nine species are recognized:Benzingia caudata
''Benzingia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to mountains of Central America and northwestern South America from Costa Rica to Peru.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009 ...
'' (Ackerman) Dressler – Peru ( Cordillera del Cóndor), Ecuador
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# '' Benzingia cornuta'' (Garay) Dressler - Colombia, Ecuador
# ''Benzingia estradae
''Benzingia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to mountains of Central America and northwestern South America from Costa Rica to Peru.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009 ...
'' (Dodson) Dodson - Ecuador
# ''Benzingia hajekii
''Benzingia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to mountains of Central America and northwestern South America from Costa Rica to Peru.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009 ...
'' (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) Dressler – Peru
# ''Benzingia hirtzii
''Benzingia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to mountains of Central America and northwestern South America from Costa Rica to Peru.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009 ...
'' Dodson - Ecuador (Esmeraldas)
# ''Benzingia jarae
''Benzingia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to mountains of Central America and northwestern South America from Costa Rica to Peru.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009 ...
'' (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) Dressler – Peru
# ''Benzingia palorae
''Benzingia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to mountains of Central America and northwestern South America from Costa Rica to Peru.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009 ...
'' (Dodson & Hirtz) Dressler - Colombia, Ecuador
# ''Benzingia reichenbachiana
''Benzingia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to mountains of Central America and northwestern South America from Costa Rica to Peru.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009 ...
'' (Schltr.) Dressler - Costa Rica, Panama
# ''Benzingia thienii
''Benzingia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to mountains of Central America and northwestern South America from Costa Rica to Peru.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009 ...
'' (Dodson) P.A.Harding - Ecuador
See also
* List of Orchidaceae genera
This is a list of genera in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae), originally according tThe Families of Flowering Plants- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted regularly with the changes published in the ''Orchid Research Newsletter'' whi ...
References
External links
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Orchids of South America
Orchids of Central America
Zygopetalinae genera
Zygopetalinae