''Sievekingia'' is a genus of

orchid 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 ...

, comprising 20 species found in

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and

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, from

Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...

east to

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and south to

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 9–939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín. The following species are recognized as of June 2014: #'' Sievekingia butcheri'' Dressler - Panama #'' Sievekingia colombiana'' Garay - Colombia, Ecuador #'' Sievekingia cristata'' Garay - Ecuador #'' Sievekingia dunstervilleorum'' Foldats - Venezuela #''

Sievekingia filifera ''Sievekingia'' is a genus of orchid, comprising 20 species found in Central and South America, from Nicaragua east to the Guianas and south to Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = ...

'' Dressler - Colombia #'' Sievekingia fimbriata'' Rchb.f. - Panama, Costa Rica #'' Sievekingia herklotziana'' Jenny - Colombia #'' Sievekingia herrenhusana'' Jenny - Ecuador #''

Sievekingia hirtzii ''Sievekingia'' is a genus of orchid, comprising 20 species found in Central and South America, from Nicaragua east to the Guianas and south to Bolivia.Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. (eds.) 2011. Flora ...

'' Waldv. - Ecuador #'' Sievekingia jenmanii'' Rchb.f. - Venezuela, the Guianas #'' Sievekingia marsupialis'' Dodson - Colombia, Ecuador #'' Sievekingia peruviana'' Rolfe ex C.Schweinf. - Peru #'' Sievekingia reichenbachiana'' Rolfe - Colombia, Ecuador #'' Sievekingia rhonhofiae'' Mansf. - Ecuador #'' Sievekingia suavis'' Rchb.f. - Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Colombia #'' Sievekingia trollii'' Mansf. - Bolivia

References

Stanhopeinae genera Stanhopeinae {{Cymbidieae-stub