Claderia Explained

Claderia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Only two species are known, both epiphytes native to southeast Asia and New Guinea.^[1]

• Claderia papuana Schltr. - New Guinea and possibly the Philippines
• Claderia viridiflora Hook.f. - Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi. Reported also from Cambodia, Java and New Guinea but these sitings are unconfirmed.

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=41364 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families