Promenaea Explained

Promenaea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 18 currently accepted species (including one that is apparently extinct), all endemic to Brazil.^{[1] [2]}

Species

1. Promenaea acuminata Schltr.
2. Promenaea albescens Schltr. - São Paulo, Paraná
3. Promenaea catharinensis Schltr. - Santa Catarina
4. Promenaea dusenii Schltr. - Paraná
5. Promenaea fuerstenbergiana Schltr. - Santa Catarina
6. Promenaea guttata (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
7. Promenaea lentiginosa (Lindl.) Lindl.
8. Promenaea malmquistiana Schltr.†
9. Promenaea microptera Rchb.f.
10. Promenaea nigricans Königer & J.G.Weinm.bis - Paraná
11. Promenaea ovatiloba (Klinge) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius
12. Promenaea paranaensis Schltr. - Paraná
13. Promenaea riograndensis Schltr. - Rio Grande do Sul
14. Promenaea rollissonii (Lindl.) Lindl.
15. Promenaea silvana F.Barros & Cath. - Bahia
16. Promenaea sincorana P.Castro & Campacci - Bahia
17. Promenaea stapelioides (Link & Otto) Lindl.
18. Promenaea xanthina (Lindl.) Lindl.

Hybrids

Hybrids of orchids in Promenaea with orchids in other genera are placed in the following nothogenera:^[3]

• Alantuckerara (Atc.) = Neogardneria × Promenaea × Zygopetalum
• Berlinerara (Brln.) = Aganisia × Batemannia × Otostylis × Promenaea × Zygopetalum × Zygosepalum
• Brianara (Brn.) = Galeottia × Pabstia × Promenaea × Zygopetalum
• Clowesetenaea (Cws.) = Catasetum × Clowesia × Promenaea
• Cymbidinaea (Cbn.) = Cymbidium × Promenaea
• Cyrtonaea (Ctea.) = Cyrtopodium × Promenaea
• Fisherara (Fsh.) = Neogardneria × Pabstia × Promenaea × Zygopetalum
• Galeomenetalum (Gle.) = Galeottia × Promenaea × Zygopetalum
• Hoosierara (Hos.) = Promenaea × Warrea × Zygopetalum
• Johnara (Jon.) = Cochleanthes × Pabstia × Promenaea × Zygopetalum
• Kanzerara (Kza.) = Chondrorhyncha × Promenaea × Zygopetalum
• Maccorquodaleara (Mcq.) = Aganisia × Batemannia × Cochleanthes × Otostylis × Pabstia × Promenaea × Zygopetalum × Zygosepalum
• Mauriceara (Mrc.) = Aganisia × Batemannia × Otostylis × Pabstia × Promenaea × Zygopetalum × Zygosepalum
• Miloara (Mlr.) = Miltonia × Pabstia × Promenaea × Zygopetalum
• Procaste (Prte.) = Lycaste × Promenaea
• Prochaea (Poha.) = Dichaea × Promenaea
• Promadisanthus (Pmds.) = Paradisanthus × Promenaea
• Promarrea (Pmar.) = Promenaea × Warrea
• Promcidium (Pcd.) = Oncidium × Promenaea
• Promellia (Pmla.) = Ansellia × Promenaea
• Promenabstia (Pmb.) = Pabstia × Promenaea
• Promenanthes (Prths.) = Cochleanthes × Promenaea
• Promenopsis (Pmp.) = Eriopsis × Promenaea
• Promenzella (Pmz.) = Promenaea × Warczewiczella
• Promoglossum (Pgl.) = Promenaea × Rossioglossum
• Promosepalum (Prsm.) = Promenaea × Zygosepalum
• Propabstopetalum (Pbt.) = Pabstia × Promenaea × Zygopetalum
• Propescapetalum (Pop.) = Pescatoria × Promenaea × Zygopetalum
• Propetalum (Pptm.) = Promenaea × Zygopetalum
• Robinstevensara (Rsv.) = Cochleanthes × Promenaea × Zygopetalum
• Rosstuckerara (Rsk.) = Aganisia × Batemannia × Otostylis × Pabstia × Promenaea × Warczewiczella × Zygopetalum × Zygosepalum
• Warszewiczara (Wwz.) = Pabstia × Promenaea × Warczewiczella × Zygopetalum
• Williampriceara (Wmp.) = Anguloa × Lycaste × Pabstia × Promenaea × Zygopetalum
• Zygomenzella (Zmz.) = Promenaea × Warczewiczella × Zygopetalum

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=165649 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.
3. Alphabetical One-Table List of Genera and Intergeneric Hybrids https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/plant-registration-forms/list-of-orchid-genera-with-components.pdf