Oliveriana Explained

Oliveriana is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 6 known species, all native to South America.^{[1] [2]}

1. Oliveriana brevilabia (C.Schweinf.) Dressler & N.H.Williams - Peru, Ecuador
2. Oliveriana ecuadorensis Dodson - Ecuador, Venezuela
3. Oliveriana egregia Rchb.f. - Colombia, Guyana
4. Oliveriana lehmannii Garay - Colombia
5. Oliveriana ortizii A.Fernández - Colombia
6. Oliveriana simulans Dodson & R.Vásquez - Bolivia

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• 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=138964 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.