Dresslerella Explained

Dresslerella is a genus of miniature orchids, with about 13 species native to South and Central America.^[1] The genus is named after orchidologist Robert L. Dressler. Some species are noted to be pubescent.

List of species

1. Dresslerella archilae Luer & Béhar, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 140 (1995).
2. Dresslerella caesariata Luer, Selbyana 2: 185 (1978).
3. Dresslerella cloesii Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 103: 277 (2005).
4. Dresslerella elvallensis Luer, Selbyana 3: 2 (1976).
5. Dresslerella hirsutissima (C.Schweinf.) Luer, Selbyana 2: 185 (1978).
6. Dresslerella hispida (L.O.Williams) Luer, Selbyana 3: 4 (1976).
7. Dresslerella lasiocampa Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 103: 278 (2005).
8. Dresslerella pertusa (Dressler) Luer, Selbyana 3: 6 (1976).
9. Dresslerella pilosissima (Schltr.) Luer, Selbyana 2: 185 (1978).
10. Dresslerella portillae Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 88: 102 (2002).
11. Dresslerella powellii (Ames) Luer, Selbyana 3: 8 (1976).
12. Dresslerella sijmiana Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 88: 103 (2002).
13. Dresslerella stellaris Luer & R.Escobar, Selbyana 2: 188 (1978).

References

• (1976) Selbyana 3(1): 1.
• (2006) Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 352 ff. Oxford University Press.

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=64203 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families