''Dressleria'' 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
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.
Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
native to
South
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Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...
and
Central America
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.
Species
Species include:
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Dressleria allenii''
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Dressleria aurorae''
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Dressleria bennettii''
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Dressleria dilecta''
* ''
Dressleria dodsoniana''
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Dressleria eburnea''
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Dressleria fragrans''
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Dressleria helleri''
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Dressleria kalbreyeri''
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Dressleria kerryae''
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Dressleria morenoi''
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Dressleria severiniana''
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Dressleria williamsiana''
[H.G.Hills, Phytoneuron 2012-48: 22 (2012).]
See also
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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
* (1975) Selbyana 1(2): 131.
* . ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
* (Eds) (2009) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part 2): Epidendroideae, 26 ff. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
External links
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Catasetinae genera
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