''Cranichis'' is a

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s from the orchid family,

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. It contains about 50 species, native to

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and the

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, with one species ''(C. muscosa)'' extending into

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Species

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Cranichis acuminatissima ''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. Spec ...

'' * '' Cranichis amplectens'' * '' Cranichis antioquiensis'' * '' Cranichis apiculata'' * '' Cranichis brachyblephara'' * '' Cranichis callifera'' * '' Cranichis calva'' * ''

Cranichis candida ''Cranichis candida'' is a species of Orchidaceae, orchid in the subfamily Orchidoideae. It was described by Célestin Alfred Cogniaux. References

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Cranichis castellanosii ''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. Spec ...

'' * '' Cranichis ciliata'' * '' Cranichis ciliilabia'' * '' Cranichis cochleata'' * ''

Cranichis crumenifera ''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. Spec ...

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Cranichis diphylla ''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. Spec ...

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Cranichis elliptica ''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. Spec ...

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Cranichis engelii ''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. Spec ...

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Cranichis fendleri ''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. Spec ...

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Cranichis foliosa ''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. Spec ...

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Cranichis galatea ''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. Spec ...

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Cranichis garayana ''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. Spec ...

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Cranichis gibbosa ''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. Spec ...

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Cranichis glabricaulis ''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. Spec ...

'' * '' Cranichis glandulosa'' * '' Cranichis gracilis'' * ''

Cranichis hassleri ''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. Spec ...

'' * '' Cranichis hieroglyphica'' * '' Cranichis lankesteri'' * '' Cranichis lehmanniana'' * ''

Cranichis lehmannii ''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. Spec ...

'' * '' Cranichis lichenophila'' * '' Cranichis longipetiolata'' * '' Cranichis macroblepharis'' * '' Cranichis muscosa'' * '' Cranichis notata'' * '' Cranichis nudilabia'' * '' Cranichis ovata'' * '' Cranichis parvula'' * '' Cranichis picta'' * '' Cranichis polyantha'' * '' Cranichis pulvinifera'' * ''

Cranichis reticulata ''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. Spec ...

'' * '' Cranichis revoluta'' * '' Cranichis ricartii'' * '' Cranichis saccata'' * ''

Cranichis scripta ''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. Spec ...

'' * '' Cranichis sparrei'' * ''

Cranichis subumbellata ''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. Spec ...

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Cranichis sylvatica ''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. Spec ...

'' * '' Cranichis talamancana'' * '' Cranichis tenuis'' * '' Cranichis turkeliae'' * '' Cranichis wageneri'' * '' Cranichis werffii''

References

* (1788) Nova Genera et Species Plantarum seu Prodromus 8, 120. * (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 29 ff. Oxford University Press. * 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart

External links

* * Cranichideae genera Cranichidinae Taxa named by Olof Swartz {{Orchidoideae-stub