''Eloyella'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
Orchids are plants that belong to the family (biology), family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan plants that ...
. It contains 10 known species, native to
Panama
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...
and to northern
South America
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:
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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#'' Eloyella antioquiensis'' (P.Ortiz) P.Ortiz - Colombia
#'' Eloyella bifida'' D.E.Benn. & Christenson - Peru
#'' Eloyella cundinamarcae'' (P.Ortiz) P.Ortiz - Colombia
#'' Eloyella dalstroemii'' Dodson - Ecuador
#'' Eloyella jostii'' Dodson & Dalström - Ecuador
#'' Eloyella mendietae'' Dodson & L.Jost - Ecuador
#'' Eloyella panamensis'' (Dressler) Dodson - Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador
#'' Eloyella thienii'' Dodson - Ecuador
#'' Eloyella thivii'' Senghas - Bolivia
#'' Eloyella werneri'' Dodson & Dalström - Ecuador
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'' which ...
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
Oncidiinae genera
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