''Embreea'' is a genus of orchids native to
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
and
Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
. The genus ''Embreea'' is abbreviated as Emb in horticultural trade. There at present (June 2014) two recognized species:
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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*'' Embreea herrenhusana'' (Jenny) Jenny (2002) - Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...
(syn ''Embreea rodigasiana ''var''. herrenhusana'' Jenny (2001))
*'' Embreea rodigasiana'' (Claes ex Cogn.) Dodson (1980) - Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
(syn ''Stanhopea rodigasiana'' Claes ex Cogn. (1897))
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Stanhopeinae
Orchids of Colombia
Orchids of Ecuador
Stanhopeinae genera
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