Dunstervillea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. At present (June 2014), only one species is known, Dunstervillea mirabilis, native to Venezuela (Bolívar Province) to Brazil (State of Roraima), and eastern Ecuador.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesGaray, Leslie Andrew, and Dunsterville, Galfrid C. K. 1972. Venezuelan Orchids Illustrated Volume 1 5: 70 It is named after the orchidologist G. C. K. Dunsterville.
The Orchidaceae family encompasses about 6–11% of all species of seed plants
See also List of Orchidaceae genera
References
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