Cheiradenia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
Subtribe: | Zygopetalinae |
Genus: |
Cheiradenia Lindl. |
Species: | C. cuspidata |
Binomial name | |
Cheiradenia cuspidata Lindl. |
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Type species | |
Cheiradenia cuspidata Lindl. |
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Synonyms | |
Cheiradenia imthurnii Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius |
Cheiradenia imthurnii Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius
Cheiradenia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Cheiradenia cuspidata, native to northern South America (Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, northern Brazil).