''Lankesterella'' is a
genus of
flowering plants from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae. It is found mostly in
South America, with a few species extending north into
Cuba, the
Dominican Republic and
Costa Rica
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Species
Species currently recognized as of June 2014:
#'' Lankesterella alainii'' Nir - Cuba, Dominican Republic
#'' Lankesterella caespitosa'' (Lindl.) Hoehne - Venezuela, Brazil
#''Lankesterella ceracifolia
''Lankesterella'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is found mostly in South America, with a few species extending north into Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica.
Species
Species currently recog ...
'' (Barb.Rodr.) Mansf. - Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
#''Lankesterella glandula
''Lankesterella'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is found mostly in South America, with a few species extending north into Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica.
Species
Species currently recog ...
'' Ackerman - Dominican Republic
#''Lankesterella gnomus
''Lankesterella'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is found mostly in South America, with a few species extending north into Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; liter ...
'' (Kraenzl.) Hoehne - Brazil
#''Lankesterella longicollis
''Lankesterella'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is found mostly in South America, with a few species extending north into Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica.
Species
Species currently recog ...
'' (Cogn.) Hoehne - Brazil
#''Lankesterella orthantha
''Lankesterella'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is found mostly in South America, with a few species extending north into Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica.
Species
Species currently recog ...
'' (Kraenzl.) Garay - Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
#''Lankesterella parvula
''Lankesterella'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is found mostly in South America, with a few species extending north into Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica.
Species
Species currently recog ...
'' (Kraenzl.) Pabst - Rio de Janeiro
#''Lankesterella pilosa
''Lankesterella'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is found mostly in South America, with a few species extending north into Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica.
Species
Species currently recog ...
'' (Cogn.) Hoehne - Rio de Janeiro
#''Lankesterella salehi
''Lankesterella'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is found mostly in South America, with a few species extending north into Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica.
Species
Species currently recog ...
'' Pabst - Brazil
#''Lankesterella spannageliana
''Lankesterella'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is found mostly in South America, with a few species extending north into Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica.
Species
Species currently recog ...
'' (Hoehne & Brade) Mansf. - Rio de Janeiro
See also
* List of Orchidaceae genera
References
* Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. 217 ff. Oxford Univ. Press
* Berg Pana, H. 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
External links
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Cranichideae genera
Spiranthinae
Orchids of the Caribbean
Orchids of Central America
Orchids of South America
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