Biology:Saundersia

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Short description: Genus of orchids

Saundersia
Saundersia paniculata - cropped.jpg
Saundersia paniculata flowers
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Oncidiinae
Genus: Saundersia
Rchb.f. 1866

Saundersia is a genus of epiphytic orchids endemic to Brazil . It contains two species accepted as of June 2014:[1][2][3][4][5]

  • Saundersia mirabilis Rchb.f., Bot. Congr. Lond.: 120 (1866).
  • Saundersia paniculata Brade, Arq. Serv. Florest. 1(2): 1 (1941).

References

  1. Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach. 1866. Report on the Proceedings of the International Horticultural Exhibition Botanical Congress London 120
  2. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  3. The Plant List, Saundersia
  4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Wikidata ☰ Q9074823 entry