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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Schomburgkia''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Orchidales]]
| familia = [[Orchidaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Epidendroideae]]
| tribus = [[Epidendreae]]
| subtribus = [[Laeliinae]]
| alliance = Cattleya
| genus = '''''Schomburgkia'''''
| genus_authority = [[John Lindley|Lindl.]], 1838
| type_species = ''[[Schomburgkia crispa]]''
| type_species_authority = [[John Lindley|Lindl.]], 1844
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
<center>See text</center>
}}
'''''Schomburgkia''''' is a genus of plants belonging to the family [[Orchidaceae]]. This genus is named for [[Robert Hermann Schomburgk|Richard Schomburgk]], a German [[botanist]] who explored [[British Guiana]] during the 1800's. Species in this genus are either [[Epiphyte|ephiphytic]] or [[Lithophyte|lithophytic]] in their growth habit. According to the [[Royal Horticultural Society]] ''Schom.'' is the official abbreviation for this genus.
The type species ''[[Schomburgkia crispa]]'' is a large sized, hot growing species found in the tropical areas of [[Venezuela]], [[Surinam]], [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]] and [[Ecuador]].
==Species==
*''[[Schomburgkia crispa]]'' Lindl. [[1838]] (Brazil) : type species
*''[[Schomburgkia elata]]'' Schltr. [[1924]]
*''[[Schomburgkia gloriosa]]'' Rchb. f. [[1860]]
*''[[Schomburgkia lueddemannii]]'' Prill. [[1862]]
*''[[Schomburgkia lyonsii]]'' Lindl. [[1853]]
*''[[Schomburgkia marginata]]'' Lindl. [[1838]]
**''Schomburgkia marginata'' var ''immarginata'' Lindl. [[1838]]
*''[[Schomburgkia moyobambae]]'' Schltr. [[1921]]
*''[[Schomburgkia rosea]]'' Linden ex Lindl. [[1845]] (Colombia)
*''[[Schomburgkia schultzei]]'' Schltr. [[1924]]
*''[[Schomburgkia splendida]]'' Schltr. [[1913]]
*''[[Schomburgkia superbiens]]'' (Lindl.) Rolfe [[1917]]
*''[[Schomburgkia undulata]]'' Lindl. [[1841]]
**''Schomburgkia undulata'' var ''costaricana'' (Rchb. f.) H.G. Jones [[1963]]
**''Schomburgkia undulata'' var ''lueddemaniana'' (Prill.) H.G. Jones [[1963]]
*''[[Schomburgkia wallisii]]'' Rchb. f. [[1877]]
*''[[Schomburgkia weberbaueriana]]'' Kraenzlin [[1906]] (Bolivia; Peru)
==See also==
*''[[Myrmecophila]]'' - a very near genus
==References==
*[http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html Missouri Botanical Garden w<sup>3</sup> TROPICOS]
*[http://www.kew.org/monocotChecklist/ The World Checklist of Monocotyledons]
==External links==
*[http://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/registration_orchids.asp Royal Horticultural Society: Registration of Orchids]
[[Category:Orchid genera]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Schomburgkia''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Orchidales]]
| familia = [[Orchidaceae]]
| subfamilia = [[Epidendroideae]]
| tribus = [[Epidendreae]]
| subtribus = [[Laeliinae]]
| alliance = Cattleya
| genus = '''''Schomburgkia'''''
| genus_authority = [[John Lindley|Lindl.]], 1838
| type_species = ''[[Schomburgkia crispa]]''
| type_species_authority = [[John Lindley|Lindl.]], 1844
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
<center>See text</center>
}}
'''''Schomburgkia''''' is a genus of plants belonging to the family [[Orchidaceae]]. This genus is named for [[Robert Hermann Schomburgk|Richard Schomburgk]], a German [[botanist]] who explored [[British Guiana]] during the 1800's. Species in this genus are either [[Epiphyte|ephiphytic]] or [[Lithophyte|lithophytic]] in their growth habit. According to the [[Royal Horticultural Society]] ''Schom.'' is the official abbreviation for this genus.
The type species ''[[Schomburgkia crispa]]'' is a large sized, hot growing species found in the tropical areas of [[Venezuela]], [[Surinam]], [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]] and [[Ecuador]].
==Species==
*''[[Schomburgkia crispa]]'' Lindl. [[1838]] (Brazil) : type species
*''[[Schomburgkia elata]]'' Schltr. [[1924]]
*''[[Schomburgkia gloriosa]]'' Rchb. f. [[1860]]
*''[[Schomburgkia lueddemannii]]'' Prill. [[1862]]
*''[[Schomburgkia lyonsii]]'' Lindl. [[1853]]
*''[[Schomburgkia marginata]]'' Lindl. [[1838]]
**''Schomburgkia marginata'' var ''immarginata'' Lindl. [[1838]]
*''[[Schomburgkia moyobambae]]'' Schltr. [[1921]]
*''[[Schomburgkia rosea]]'' Linden ex Lindl. [[1845]] (Colombia)
*''[[Schomburgkia schultzei]]'' Schltr. [[1924]]
*''[[Schomburgkia splendida]]'' Schltr. [[1913]]
*''[[Schomburgkia superbiens]]'' (Lindl.) Rolfe [[1917]]
*''[[Schomburgkia undulata]]'' Lindl. [[1841]]
**''Schomburgkia undulata'' var ''costaricana'' (Rchb. f.) H.G. Jones [[1963]]
**''Schomburgkia undulata'' var ''lueddemaniana'' (Prill.) H.G. Jones [[1963]]
*''[[Schomburgkia wallisii]]'' Rchb. f. [[1877]]
*''[[Schomburgkia weberbaueriana]]'' Kraenzlin [[1906]] (Bolivia; Peru)
==See also==
*''[[Myrmecophila]]'' - a very near genus
==References==
*[http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html Missouri Botanical Garden w<sup>3</sup> TROPICOS]
*[http://www.kew.org/monocotChecklist/ The World Checklist of Monocotyledons]
==External links==
*[http://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/registration_orchids.asp Royal Horticultural Society: Registration of Orchids]
[[Category:Orchid genera]]
