''Galeottia'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
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. It is native to
South America
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,
Central America
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and southern
Mexico
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.
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#'' Galeottia acuminata'' (C.Schweinf.) Dressler & Christenson
#'' Galeottia antioquiana'' (Kraenzl.) Dressler & Christenson
#'' Galeottia burkei'' (Rchb.f.) Dressler & Christenson
#'' Galeottia ciliata'' (C.Morel) Dressler & Christenson
#''Galeottia colombiana
''Galeottia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America, Central America and southern Mexico.
#''Galeottia acuminata'' (C.Schweinf.) Dressler & Christenson
#''Galeottia antioquiana'' (Krae ...
'' (Garay) Dressler & Christenson
#'' Galeottia fimbriata'' (Linden & Rchb.f.) Schltr.
#'' Galeottia grandiflora'' A.Rich.
#'' Galeottia jorisiana'' (Rolfe) Schltr.
#'' Galeottia marginata'' (Garay) Dressler & Christenson
#'' Galeottia negrensis'' Schltr.
#'' Galeottia peruviana'' D.E.Benn. & Christenson
#'' Galeottia prainiana'' (Rolfe) Dressler & Christenson
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
* (1845) Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, sér. 3 3: 25.
* . ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
* (2009) Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 498 ff. Oxford University Press.
External links
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Zygopetalinae genera
Zygopetalinae
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