''Gomesa'' is a

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s from the orchid family,

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. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to

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. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Alphabetical List of Standard Abbreviations for Natural and Hybrid Generic Names
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Species

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Oncidium ''Oncidium'', abbreviated as Onc. in the horticultural trade, is a genus that contains about 330 species of orchids from the subtribe Oncidiinae of the orchid family (Orchidaceae). As presently conceived (May 2014), it is distributed across much ...

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Gomesa adamantina ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa albinoi'' (Schltr.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa alpina'' Porsch (1908) # '' Gomesa barbaceniae'' (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # ''

Gomesa barbata ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa barkeri'' (Hook.) Rolfe (1901) # '' Gomesa bicolor'' (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa bifolia'' (Sims) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # ''

Gomesa blanchetii ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa bohnkiana'' (V.P.Castro & G.F.Carr) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa brasiliensis'' (Rolfe) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa brieniana'' (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # ''

Gomesa caldensis ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa calimaniana ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa carlosregentii'' Lückel (2010) # '' Gomesa chapadensis'' (V.P.Castro & Campacci) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # ''

Gomesa chrysoptera ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa chrysopterantha ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa ciliata ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa cogniauxiana ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa colorata ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa concolor ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa cornigera ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa crispa ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa croesus ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa cruciata ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa culuenensis ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa cuneata ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa damacenoi'' (Chiron & V.P.Castro) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa dasytyle'' (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # ''

Gomesa discifera ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa divaricata ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa doeringii ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa doniana'' (Bateman ex W.H.Baxter) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa duseniana'' Kraenzl. (1921) # '' Gomesa echinata'' (Barb.Rodr.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa edmundoi'' (Pabst) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa eleutherosepala'' (Barb.Rodr.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa emiliana'' H.Barbosa (1920) # ''

Gomesa emilii ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa fischeri'' Regel (1856) # '' Gomesa flexuosa'' (Lodd.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa foliosa'' (Hook.) Klotzsch ex Rchb.f. (1852) # '' Gomesa forbesii'' (Hook.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # ''

Gomesa fuscans ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa fuscopetala ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa gardneri'' (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa gilva'' (Vell.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa glaziovii'' Cogn. (1905) # '' Gomesa gomezoides'' (Barb.Rodr.) Pabst (1967) # '' Gomesa gracilis'' (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # ''

Gomesa gravesiana ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa gutfreundiana'' (Chiron & V.P.Castro) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa handroi'' (Hoehne) Pabst (1967) # ''

Gomesa herzogii ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa hookeri'' (Rolfe) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # ''

Gomesa hydrophila ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa imperatoris-maximiliani ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa insignis ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa isoptera ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa itapetingensis'' (V.P.Castro & Chiron) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa jucunda'' (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa kautskyi'' (Pabst) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # ''

Gomesa laxiflora ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa leinigii ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa lietzei ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa loefgrenii ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa longicornu ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa longipes ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa macronyx'' (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa macropetala'' (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa majevskyi'' (Toscano & V.P.Castro) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa marshalliana'' (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa martiana'' (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # ''

Gomesa messmeriana ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa microphyta'' (Barb.Rodr.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # ''

Gomesa micropogon ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa montana'' (Barb.Rodr.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa neoparanaensis'' M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa nitida'' (Barb.Rodr.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa novaesae'' (Ruschi) Fraga & A.P.Fontana, Phytotaxa 20: 57. (2011) # '' Gomesa ouricanensis'' (V.P.Castro & Campacci) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # ''

Gomesa pabstii ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa paranaensis'' Kraenzl. (1911) # ''

Gomesa paranapiacabensis ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa paranensoides'' M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa pardoglossa'' (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa pectoralis'' (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa petropolitana'' (Pabst) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # ''

Gomesa planifolia ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa praetexta ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa pubes ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa pulchella'' (Regel) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa radicans'' (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa ramosa'' (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # ''

Gomesa ranifera ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa recurva ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa reducta ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa reichertii ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa riograndensis'' (Cogn.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # ''

Gomesa riviereana ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa rupestris'' (Docha Neto) Lückel (2010) # '' Gomesa salesopolitana'' (V.P.Castro & Chiron) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa sarcodes'' (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa sellowii'' (Cogn.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # ''

Gomesa sessilis ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa silvana'' (V.P.Castro & Campacci) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa sincorana'' (Campacci & Cath.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # ''

Gomesa spiloptera ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa uhlii'' (Chiron & V.P.Castro) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa uniflora'' (Booth ex Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa varicosa'' (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # ''

Gomesa velteniana ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa venusta ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa viperina'' (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa warmingii'' (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa welteri'' (Pabst) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # '' Gomesa widgrenii'' (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) # ''

Gomesa williamsii ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa zappii ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa × amicta ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomes lietzei ''Gomes'' is a common Portuguese and Old Galician surname. It derived from the given name ''Gomes'', which derived from the Visigothic word ''guma'', meaning "man". Its Spanish equivalent is Gómez. Notable people A–E *Al Gomes (born 1960) ...

'' × '' Gomesa sarcodes'') # '' Gomesa × colnagoi'' (Pabst) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams (2009) = ('' Gomesa forbesii'' × ''

Gomesa zappii ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa × lita ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomes forbesii'' × ''

Gomesa imperatoris-maximiliani ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa × scullyi ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomes gardneri'' × ''

Gomesa gravesiana ''Gomesa'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 80–100 species, all native to South America. The genus is abbreviated as ''Gom''.Gomesa × terassaniana'' (Campacci) J.M.H.Shaw (2011) = ('' Gomes blanchetii'' × '' Gomesa sarcodes'')

References

* (1815) Botanical Magazine 42: t. 1748. * 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart * (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 271 ff. Oxford University Press. * (2009) Floral convergence in Oncidiinae (Cymbidieae; Orchidaceae): an expanded concept of Gomesa and a new genus Nohawilliamsia, Annals of Botany, 104 (3): 387–402.

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* * Oncidiinae genera Oncidiinae Orchids of South America {{Cymbidieae-stub

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