Caucaea Explained

Caucaea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern South America.[1]

List of species

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:

Image Scientific name Distribution Elevation (m)
Caucaea alticola (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.ChaseEcuador NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Caucaea andigena (Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase Ecuador NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Caucaea caucana Szlach. & Kolan. Colombia NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Caucaea colombiana Uribe Vélez, Sauleda & Szlach. Colombia
Caucaea dodsoniana Szlach. & Kolan. Ecuador
Caucaea duquei Szlach. & Kolan. Colombia
Caucaea hernandezii (Königer) Kolan., Hirtz & Tobar Ecuador 3000m (10,000feet)
Caucaea kunthiana H.Medina, J.Portilla & Hirtz Ecuador NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Caucaea macrotyle (Königer & J.Portilla) KönigerEcuador
Caucaea nubigena (Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.ChaseEcuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Caucaea olivacea (Kunth) N.H.Williams & M.W.ChaseEcuador, Colombia NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Caucaea phalaenopsis (Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.ChaseEcuador, Colombia NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Caucaea pichinchae Szlach. & Kolan. Ecuador
Caucaea pseudoandigena Szlach. & Kolan. Ecuador
Caucaea radiata (Lindl.) Mansf.Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
Caucaea sanguinolenta (Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.ChaseEcuador, Colombia, Venezuela 3000m (10,000feet)
Caucaea tripterygia (Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.ChaseEcuador, Peru 3000m (10,000feet)

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=36214 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families