Kreodanthus

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Kreodanthus
Kreodanthus elatus (from : "Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz")
Kreodanthus elatus (from : "Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz")
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Goodyerinae
Genus: Kreodanthus
Garay 1977

Type Species
Kreodanthus simplex
(C. Schweinf.) Garay (Erythrodes simplex C. Schweinf.)
Species
See text.

Kreodanthus is a small genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Orchidoideae.

It is native to Cuba and Southern Mexico to Peru.

Species

Reference

  • Orchid Research Newsletter 47 (January 2006) - Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew.

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