Constantia (plant) explained

Constantia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.^[1] It contains 6 known species, all endemic to Brazil:^{[2] [3]}

1. Constantia australis (Cogn.) Porto & Brade - Santa Catarina
2. Constantia cipoensis Porto & Brade - Minas Gerais
3. Constantia cristinae F.E.L.Miranda - Minas Gerais
4. Constantia gutfreundiana Chiron & V.P.Castro - Minas Gerais
5. Constantia microscopica F.E.L.Miranda - Minas Gerais
6. Constantia rupestris Barb.Rodr. - Rio de Janeiro

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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/407704#page/87/mode/1up Barbosa Rodrigues, João. 1877. Genera et Species Orchidearum Novarum 1: 78.
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=46666 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil Web site: Archived copy . 2015-08-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906080403/http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/ . 2015-09-06 . . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro