Orleanesia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 known species, all native to South America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesPridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
Orleanesia amazonica Barb.Rodr. - Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, the Guianas Orleanesia cuneipetala Pabst - Brazil Orleanesia ecuadorana Dodson - Ecuador Orleanesia maculata Garay - Venezuela Orleanesia mineirosensis Garay - Brazil Orleanesia peruviana C.Schweinf. - Peru Orleanesia pleurostachys (Linden & Rchb.f.) Garay & Dunst. - Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador Orleanesia richteri Pabst - Brazil Orleanesia yauaperyensis Barb.Rodr. - Brazil, Venezuela
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
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