''Cranichis'' is a
genus of
flowering plants from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to
South America,
Central America,
Mexico and the
West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into
Florida.
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/ref>Flora of North America, v 26 p 547, ''Cranichis muscosa''
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Species
* ''Cranichis acuminatissima
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida.
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* ''Cranichis amplectens
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida ...
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* '' Cranichis antioquiensis''
* ''Cranichis apiculata
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida ...
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* ''Cranichis brachyblephara
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida ...
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* '' Cranichis callifera''
* '' Cranichis calva''
* '' Cranichis candida''
* ''Cranichis castellanosii
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida.
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* '' Cranichis ciliata''
* ''Cranichis ciliilabia
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida.
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* ''Cranichis cochleata
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida.
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* ''Cranichis crumenifera
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida.
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* ''Cranichis diphylla
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida.
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* ''Cranichis elliptica
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida.
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* ''Cranichis engelii
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida.
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* ''Cranichis fendleri
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida.
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* ''Cranichis foliosa
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida.
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* ''Cranichis galatea
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida.
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* ''Cranichis garayana
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida.
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* ''Cranichis gibbosa
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida.
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* ''Cranichis glabricaulis
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida.
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* ''Cranichis glandulosa
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida
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* ''Cranichis gracilis
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida ...
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* ''Cranichis hassleri
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida.
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* ''Cranichis hieroglyphica
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida ...
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* '' Cranichis lankesteri''
* ''Cranichis lehmanniana
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida.
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* ''Cranichis lehmannii
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida ...
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* ''Cranichis lichenophila
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida ...
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* ''Cranichis longipetiolata
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida ...
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* ''Cranichis macroblepharis
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida ...
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* ''Cranichis muscosa
''Cranichis muscosa'', the cypress-knee helmet orchid, is a species of terrestrial orchid. It is widespread across most of the West Indies, extending into Central America, southern Mexico, Belize, northern South America, and southern Florida.Ace ...
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* ''Cranichis notata
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida.
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* '' Cranichis nudilabia''
* '' Cranichis ovata''
* ''Cranichis parvula
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida ...
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* ''Cranichis picta
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida ...
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* ''Cranichis polyantha
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida ...
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* ''Cranichis pulvinifera
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida.
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* '' Cranichis reticulata''
* '' Cranichis revoluta''
* ''Cranichis ricartii
''Cranichis ricartii'' is a rare species of orchid known by the common name Puerto Rico helmet orchid. It is native to Puerto Rico, where it is known from three locations in one forest.USFWS''Lepanthes eltoroensis'' and ''Cranichis ricartii'' ...
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* ''Cranichis saccata
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida.
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* ''Cranichis scripta
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida.
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* '' Cranichis sparrei''
* ''Cranichis subumbellata
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida ...
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* '' Cranichis sylvatica''
* ''Cranichis talamancana
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida ...
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* ''Cranichis tenuis
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida ...
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* ''Cranichis turkeliae
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida ...
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* '' Cranichis wageneri''
* ''Cranichis werffii
''Cranichis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into Florida ...
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References
* (1788) Nova Genera et Species Plantarum seu Prodromus 8, 120.
* (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 29 ff. Oxford University Press.
* 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
External links
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Cranichideae genera
Cranichidinae
Taxa named by Olof Swartz
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