Cuitlauzina Explained

Cuitlauzina is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 8 recognized species, native to Mexico, Central America and Colombia.^[1]

Species

Image	Name	Distribution	Elevation (m)
	Cuitlauzina candida (Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.Williams	Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala	NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
	Cuitlauzina convallarioides (Schltr.) Dressler & N.H.Williams	Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala, Costa Rica	NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
	Cuitlauzina dubia (S.Rosillo) Yañez & Soto Arenas ex Solano	Mexico (Oaxaca)	NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
	Cuitlauzina egertonii (Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.Williams	Mexico(Chiapas) to Colombia	NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
	Cuitlauzina pandurata (Garay) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams	Ecuador	NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
	Cuitlauzina pendula Lex. in P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza	Mexico	NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
	Cuitlauzina pulchella (Bateman ex Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.Williams	Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras	NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
	Cuitlauzina pygmaea (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams	Mexico (Hidalgo)	2100m (6,900feet)

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=52239 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families