''Caucaea'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.
Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern
South America
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.
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#''Caucaea alticola
''Caucaea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern South America.
#'' Caucaea alticola'' (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
#''Caucaea an ...
'' (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
#''Caucaea andigena
''Caucaea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern South America.
#'' Caucaea alticola'' (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
#'' Caucaea a ...
'' (Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
#''Caucaea macrotyle
''Caucaea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern South America.
#''Caucaea alticola'' (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
#''Caucaea and ...
'' (Königer & J.Portilla) Königer - Ecuador
#''Caucaea nubigena
''Caucaea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern South America.
#''Caucaea alticola'' (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
#''Caucaea and ...
'' (Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru
#''Caucaea olivacea
''Caucaea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern South America.
#''Caucaea alticola'' (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
#''Caucaea and ...
'' (Kunth) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia
#''Caucaea phalaenopsis
''Caucaea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern South America.
#''Caucaea alticola'' (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
#''Caucaea and ...
'' (Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia
#''Caucaea radiata
''Caucaea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern South America.
#''Caucaea alticola'' (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
#''Caucaea and ...
'' (Lindl.) Mansf. - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
#''Caucaea sanguinolenta
''Caucaea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern South America.
#''Caucaea alticola'' (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
#''Caucaea and ...
'' (Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
#''Caucaea tripterygia
''Caucaea'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern South America.
#''Caucaea alticola'' (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
#''Caucaea and ...
'' (Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Peru
See also
*List of Orchidaceae genera
This is a list of genera in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), originally according tThe Families of Flowering Plants- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted regularly with the changes published in the ''Orchid Research Newsletter'' whic ...
References
* (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 235 ff. Oxford University Press.
* 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
External links
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Oncidiinae genera
Oncidiinae
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