Quekettia | |
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Quekettia papillosa | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
Genus: |
Quekettia Lindl., 1839 [1] |
Type species | |
Quekettia microscopica
Lindl. in W.T.Aiton (1839)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Quekettia is a small genus of orchids classified in the subtribe Oncidiinae. This genus is found in the humid lowlands of Brazil, the Guianas, Venezuela, Ecuador and Trinidad. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The trade of these orchids is controlled to avoid use incompatible with species survival [6]
The name commemorates the author and microscopist Edwin John Quekett. [7]
Species accepted as of June 2014: [2]
moved to: Capanemia
Quekettia | |
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Quekettia papillosa | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
Genus: |
Quekettia Lindl., 1839 [1] |
Type species | |
Quekettia microscopica
Lindl. in W.T.Aiton (1839)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Quekettia is a small genus of orchids classified in the subtribe Oncidiinae. This genus is found in the humid lowlands of Brazil, the Guianas, Venezuela, Ecuador and Trinidad. [2] [3] [4] [5]
The trade of these orchids is controlled to avoid use incompatible with species survival [6]
The name commemorates the author and microscopist Edwin John Quekett. [7]
Species accepted as of June 2014: [2]
moved to: Capanemia