''Eloyella'' 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 ...
. It contains 10 known species, native to
Panama
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and to northern
South America
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:
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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#'' Eloyella antioquiensis'' (P.Ortiz) P.Ortiz - Colombia
#'' Eloyella bifida'' D.E.Benn. & Christenson - Peru
#'' Eloyella cundinamarcae'' (P.Ortiz) P.Ortiz - Colombia
#'' Eloyella dalstroemii'' Dodson - Ecuador
#'' Eloyella jostii'' Dodson & Dalström - Ecuador
#'' Eloyella mendietae'' Dodson & L.Jost - Ecuador
#'' Eloyella panamensis'' (Dressler) Dodson - Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador
#'' Eloyella thienii'' Dodson - Ecuador
#'' Eloyella thivii'' Senghas - Bolivia
#'' Eloyella werneri'' Dodson & Dalström - 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
* Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
* Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
* 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
Oncidiinae genera
Oncidiinae
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