Coccineorchis Explained

Coccineorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 7 accepted species, native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.^[1]

1. Coccineorchis bracteosa (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Garay - Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Ecuador
2. Coccineorchis cernua (Lindl.) Garay - Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
3. Coccineorchis cristata Szlach., Rutk. & Mytnik - Panama
4. Coccineorchis dressleri Szlach., Rutk. & Mytnik - Panama
5. Coccineorchis navarrensis (Ames) Garay - Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia
6. Coccineorchis standleyi (Ames) Garay - Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia, Honduras
7. Coccineorchis warszewicziana Szlach. - Costa Rica

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=44267 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families