Mesadenella Explained

Mesadenella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of 7 known species, native to Mexico, Central America and South America:^[1]

1. Mesadenella angustisegmenta Garay – Venezuela, Ecuador
2. Mesadenella atroviridis (Barb.Rodr.) Garay – Brazil
3. Mesadenella cuspidata (Lindl.) Garay – from Colombia east to Guyana and south to Argentina
4. Mesadenella meeae R.J.V.Alves – Brazil
5. Mesadenella peruviana Garay – Peru
6. Mesadenella tonduzii (Schltr.) Pabst & Garay – from southern Mexico south to Nicaragua; also Pará region of Brazil
7. Mesadenella variegata D.E.Benn. & Christenson – Peru

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• (1953) Archivos do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro 12: 207–208.
• (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 222 ff. Oxford University Press.
• 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mesadenella Pabst & Garay Plants of the World Online Kew Science . 2023-11-15 . Plants of the World Online . en.