''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a

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s. It consists of 49 known species, native to

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from southern

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and the

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south to

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, with many of the species

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List of species

Species accepted as of June 2014: #''

Rodriguezia antioquiana ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' Kraenzl - Colombia #''

Rodriguezia arevaloi ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' Schltr. - Colombia #'' Rodriguezia bahiensis'' Rchb.f. - Brazil #'' Rodriguezia batemanii'' Poepp. & Endl. - Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru #''

Rodriguezia bifolia ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' Barb.Rodr - Rio de Janeiro #'' Rodriguezia bockiae'' D.E.Benn. & Christenson - Peru #''

Rodriguezia brachystachys ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' Rchb.f. & Warm. in H.G.Reichenbach - Minas Gerais #''

Rodriguezia bracteata ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' (Vell.) Hoehne - Brazil #'' Rodriguezia bungerothii'' Rchb.f. - Colombia, Venezuela #''

Rodriguezia caloplectron ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' Rchb.f. - Colombia, Peru #''

Rodriguezia candelariae ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' Kraenzl - Costa Rica #''

Rodriguezia candida ''Rodriguezia candida'' is a species of orchid native to Venezuela, Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country ...

'' Bateman ex Lindl. - Venezuela, Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname #''

Rodriguezia carnea ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' Lindl. - Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru #''

Rodriguezia chasei ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' Dodson & D.E.Benn. - Ecuador, Peru #''

Rodriguezia chimorensis ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' Dodson & R.Vásquez - Bolivia #''

Rodriguezia cinnabarina ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' H.G.Jones - Guyana #''

Rodriguezia claudiae ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' Chiron - Peru #''

Rodriguezia compacta ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' Schltr. - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama #''

Rodriguezia cuentillensis ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' Kraenzl. - Colombia #''

Rodriguezia decora ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' (Lem.) Rchb.f. - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay #''

Rodriguezia delcastilloi ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' D.E.Benn. & Christenson - Peru #'' Rodriguezia dressleriana'' R.González - Nayarit, Jalisco #'' Rodriguezia ensiformis'' Ruiz & Pav. - Peru #''

Rodriguezia fernandezii ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' Dodson & D.E.Benn. - Peru #'' Rodriguezia granadensis'' (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Colombia #''

Rodriguezia huebneri ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' Schltr. - Brazil #'' Rodriguezia × kayasimae'' V.T.Rodrigues & Vinhos - São Paulo ''(R. decora × R. obtusifolia)'' #'' Rodriguezia lanceolata'' Ruiz & Pav. - St. Vincent, Trinidad, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil #''

Rodriguezia leeana ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' Rchb.f. - Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil #''

Rodriguezia lehmannii ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' Rchb.f. - Colombia, Ecuador #'' Rodriguezia leucantha'' Barb.Rodr. - Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro #''

Rodriguezia limae ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' Brade - Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro #'' Rodriguezia luteola'' N.E.Br. - Guyana, Brazil #'' Rodriguezia macrantha'' Schltr. - Colombia #''

Rodriguezia negrensis ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. - Brazil #'' Rodriguezia obtusifolia'' (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Brazil #'' Rodriguezia pardina'' Rchb.f. - Espírito Santo #''

Rodriguezia pubescens ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Brazil #'' Rodriguezia pulcherrima'' Bogarín, Pupulin & H.Medina - Ecuador #'' Rodriguezia pulchra'' Løjtnant - Ecuador, Peru #''

Rodriguezia refracta ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' (Lindl. ex Linden) Rchb.f. - Ecuador, Peru #''

Rodriguezia ricii ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' R.Vásquez & Dodson - Bolivia #'' Rodriguezia rigida'' (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Brazil #'' Rodriguezia satipoana'' Dodson & D.E.Benn. - Peru #'' Rodriguezia sticta'' M.W.Chase - Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro #''

Rodriguezia strobellii ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' Garay - Ecuador, Peru #'' Rodriguezia sucrei'' Braga - Rio de Janeiro #''

Rodriguezia vasquezii ''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...

'' Dodson - Bolivia #''

Rodriguezia venusta ''Rodriguezia venusta'' is a species of orchid native to Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Brazil. Description ''Rodriguezia venusta'' is an epiphytic orchid species, with sympodial growth and exuberant flowering. Its flowers bloom in t ...

'' (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil

References

External links

Les Orchidées du genre Rodriguezia, photos and descriptions of numerous species
* Orchids of the Caribbean Orchids of Central America Orchids of Mexico Orchids of South America Oncidiinae genera {{Cymbidieae-stub