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Genus of orchids

Cranichis
Cranichis candida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Cranichidinae
Genus: Cranichis
Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 120 (1788)
Synonyms
  • Cystochilum Barb.Rodr.
  • Nezahualcoyotlia R.González

Cranichis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 50 species, native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, with one species (C. muscosa) extending into Florida.

Species

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Flora of North America, v 26 p 547, Cranichis muscosa
  • Swartz, O. (1788) Nova Genera et Species Plantarum seu Prodromus 8, 120.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 29 ff. Oxford University Press.
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

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Taxon identifiers
Cranichis


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