''Constantia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
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 6 known species, all
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
:
[Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro]
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Constantia australis
Constantia may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions
; in Europe
* Constanța or Constantia (in Scythia) (Κωνστάντια), Ancient Tomis, capital of (the Romanian part of) Dobruja region by the Black Sea
** the former Diocese of Constantia ...
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(Cogn.) Porto & Brade - Santa Catarina
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Constantia cipoensis
Constantia may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions
; in Europe
* Constanța or Constantia (in Scythia) (Κωνστάντια), Ancient Tomis, capital of (the Romanian part of) Dobruja region by the Black Sea
** the former Diocese of Constantia ...
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Porto & Brade - Minas Gerais
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Constantia cristinae
Constantia may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions
; in Europe
* Constanța or Constantia (in Scythia) (Κωνστάντια), Ancient Tomis, capital of (the Romanian part of) Dobruja region by the Black Sea
** the former Diocese of Constantia ...
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F.E.L.Miranda - Minas Gerais
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Constantia gutfreundiana
Constantia may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions
; in Europe
* Constanța or Constantia (in Scythia) (Κωνστάντια), Ancient Tomis, capital of (the Romanian part of) Dobruja region by the Black Sea
** the former Diocese of Constantia ...
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Chiron & V.P.Castro - Minas Gerais
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Constantia microscopica
Constantia may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions
; in Europe
* Constanța or Constantia (in Scythia) (Κωνστάντια), Ancient Tomis, capital of (the Romanian part of) Dobruja region by the Black Sea
** the former Diocese of Constantia ...
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F.E.L.Miranda - Minas Gerais
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Constantia rupestris
Constantia may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions
; in Europe
* Constanța or Constantia (in Scythia) (Κωνστάντια), Ancient Tomis, capital of (the Romanian part of) Dobruja region by the Black Sea
** the former Diocese of Constantia ...
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Barb.Rodr. - Rio de Janeiro
See also
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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
* Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
* Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
* Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
* Berg Pana, H. 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
External links
Laeliinae genera
Orchids of Brazil
Laeliinae
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