''Chloraea'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
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 contains 52 currently recognized species, native to
South America
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and to the
Falkland Islands
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.
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Species
# '' Chloraea alpina''
# '' Chloraea apinnula''
# '' Chloraea barbata''
# '' Chloraea bella''
# '' Chloraea bidentata''
# '' Chloraea biserialis''
# '' Chloraea bletioides''
# '' Chloraea boliviana''
# '' Chloraea calantha''
# '' Chloraea castillonii''
# '' Chloraea chica''
# ''Chloraea chrysantha
''Chloraea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 52 currently recognized species, native to South America and to the Falkland Islands.
Species
# '' Chloraea alpina''
# '' Chloraea apinnula''
# '' C ...
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# ''Chloraea cogniauxii
''Chloraea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 52 currently recognized species, native to South America and to the Falkland Islands.
Species
# '' Chloraea alpina''
# '' Chloraea apinnula''
# '' C ...
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# '' Chloraea crispa''
# ''Chloraea cristata
''Chloraea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 52 currently recognized species, native to South America and to the Falkland Islands.
Species
# '' Chloraea alpina''
# '' Chloraea apinnula''
# '' C ...
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# ''Chloraea cuneata
''Chloraea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 52 currently recognized species, native to South America and to the Falkland Islands.
Species
# '' Chloraea alpina''
# '' Chloraea apinnula''
# '' C ...
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# ''Chloraea curicana
''Chloraea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 52 currently recognized species, native to South America and to the Falkland Islands.
Species
# '' Chloraea alpina''
# '' Chloraea apinnula''
# '' C ...
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# ''Chloraea cylindrostachya
''Chloraea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 52 currently recognized species, native to South America and to the Falkland Islands.
Species
# '' Chloraea alpina''
# '' Chloraea apinnula''
# '' C ...
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# ''Chloraea deflexa
''Chloraea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 52 currently recognized species, native to South America and to the Falkland Islands.
Species
# '' Chloraea alpina''
# '' Chloraea apinnula''
# '' C ...
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# ''Chloraea densipapillosa
''Chloraea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 52 currently recognized species, native to South America and to the Falkland Islands.
Species
# '' Chloraea alpina''
# '' Chloraea apinnula''
# '' C ...
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# ''Chloraea disoides
''Chloraea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 52 currently recognized species, native to South America and to the Falkland Islands.
Species
# '' Chloraea alpina''
# '' Chloraea apinnula''
# '' C ...
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# ''Chloraea elegans
''Chloraea elegans'' is an orchid species endemic to the Salta region of Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina cove ...
''
# ''Chloraea fiebrigiana
''Chloraea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 52 currently recognized species, native to South America and to the Falkland Islands.
Species
# '' Chloraea alpina''
# '' Chloraea apinnula''
# '' C ...
''
# ''Chloraea fonkii
''Chloraea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 52 currently recognized species, native to South America and to the Falkland Islands.
Species
# '' Chloraea alpina''
# '' Chloraea apinnula''
# '' C ...
''
# ''Chloraea galeata
''Chloraea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 52 currently recognized species, native to South America and to the Falkland Islands.
Species
# '' Chloraea alpina''
# '' Chloraea apinnula''
# '' C ...
''
# ''Chloraea gavilu
''Chloraea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 52 currently recognized species, native to South America and to the Falkland Islands.
Species
# '' Chloraea alpina''
# '' Chloraea apinnula''
# '' C ...
''
# '' Chloraea grandiflora''
# '' Chloraea heteroglossa''
# '' Chloraea lamellata''
# '' Chloraea laxiflora''
# '' Chloraea lechleri''
# '' Chloraea longipetala''
# '' Chloraea magellanica''
# '' Chloraea major''
# '' Chloraea membranacea''
# '' Chloraea multiflora''
# '' Chloraea multilineolata''
# '' Chloraea nudilabia''
# '' Chloraea philippii''
# '' Chloraea phoenicea''
# ''Chloraea piquichen
''Chloraea piquichen'' is a species of orchid in the genus ''Chloraea''. It is a tuberous geophyte
A storage organ is a part of a plant specifically modified for storage of energy
(generally in the form of carbohydrates) or water. Storage organ ...
''
# '' Chloraea praecincta''
# '' Chloraea prodigiosa''
# '' Chloraea reticulata''
# '' Chloraea septentrionalis''
# '' Chloraea speciosa''
# '' Chloraea subpandurata''
# ''Chloraea tectata
''Chloraea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 52 currently recognized species, native to South America and to the Falkland Islands.
Species
# '' Chloraea alpina''
# '' Chloraea apinnula''
# '' C ...
''
# '' Chloraea undulata''
# '' Chloraea venosa''
# '' Chloraea viridiflora''
# '' Chloraea volkmannii''
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
* Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
* Berg Pana, H. 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
External links
Cranichideae genera
Chloraeinae
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