''Grobya'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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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 5 known species, all
endemic
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to
Brazil
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.
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#''Grobya amherstiae
''Grobya'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 known species, all endemic to Brazil.
#'' Grobya amherstiae'' Lindl.
#'' Grobya cipoensis'' F.Barros & Lourenço
#'' Grobya fascifera'' Rchb.f.
#'' Grob ...
'' Lindl.
#''Grobya cipoensis
''Grobya'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 known species, all endemic to Brazil.
#''Grobya amherstiae'' Lindl.
#'' Grobya cipoensis'' F.Barros & Lourenço
#'' Grobya fascifera'' Rchb.f.
#'' Groby ...
'' F.Barros & Lourenço
#''Grobya fascifera
''Grobya'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 known species, all endemic to Brazil.
#''Grobya amherstiae'' Lindl.
#''Grobya cipoensis'' F.Barros & Lourenço
#'' Grobya fascifera'' Rchb.f.
#'' Grobya ...
'' Rchb.f.
#''Grobya galeata
''Grobya'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 known species, all endemic to Brazil.
#''Grobya amherstiae'' Lindl.
#''Grobya cipoensis'' F.Barros & Lourenço
#''Grobya fascifera'' Rchb.f.
#'' Grobya ...
'' Lindl.
#''Grobya guieselii
''Grobya'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 known species, all endemic to Brazil.
#''Grobya amherstiae'' Lindl.
#''Grobya cipoensis'' F.Barros & Lourenço
#''Grobya fascifera'' Rchb.f.
#''Grobya g ...
'' F.Barros & Lourenço
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
* (1740) Edwards's Botanical Register 20: pl.
* 2005. ''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, 32 ff. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
External links
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Orchids of Brazil
Catasetinae genera
Catasetinae
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