Kreodanthus
Kreodanthus is a small genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Orchidoideae.
| Kreodanthus | |
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| Kreodanthus elatus (from : "Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz") | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Subtribe: | Goodyerinae |
| Genus: | Kreodanthus Garay (1977) |
| Type species | |
| Kreodanthus simplex (C.Schweinf.) Garay (1977) | |
| 11 Species | |
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It is native to Cuba and Southern Mexico to Peru.
Species
- Kreodanthus casillasii R.González (1995) (Mexico, El Salvador)
- Kreodanthus corniculatus (Rchb.f.) Garay (1977) (Cuba)
- Kreodanthus crispifolius Garay (1978) (Ecuador, Peru)
- Kreodanthus ecuadorensis Garay (1987) (Ecuador)
- Kreodanthus elatus (L.O.Williams) Garay (1977) (Venezuela)
- Kreodanthus loxoglottis (Rchb.f.) Garay (1977) (Guatemala)
- Kreodanthus myrmex Ormerod (2005) (Colombia)
- Kreodanthus ovatilabius (Ames & Correll) Garay (1977) (Mexico, Guatemala)
- Kreodanthus rotundifolius Ormerod (2005) (Amazonas - Peru)
- Kreodanthus secundus (Ames) Garay (1977) (Mexico, El Salvador)
- Kreodanthus simplex (C.Schweinf.) Garay (1977) (Peru)
References
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- Orchid Research Newsletter 47 (January 2006) - Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew.
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