''Gunnarella'' is a

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s from the orchid family,

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. It and another orchid genus, '' Seidenfadenia'', are named for Danish

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. It contains 10 known species, native to

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and to other nearby islands in the

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Gunnarella begaudii ''Gunnarella'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It and another orchid genus, ''Seidenfadenia'', are named for Danish people, Danish botanist Gunnar Seidenfaden. It contains 10 known species, native to New Guinea ...

'' (N.Hallé) Senghas - New Caledonia #'' Gunnarella brigittae'' (N.Hallé) Senghas - New Caledonia #'' Gunnarella carinata'' (J.J.Sm.) Senghas - New Guinea #'' Gunnarella florenciae'' (N.Hallé) Senghas - New Caledonia #'' Gunnarella gracilis'' (Schltr.) Senghas - New Guinea #'' Gunnarella laxa'' (Schltr.) Senghas - Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands #'' Gunnarella nambana'' B.A.Lewis - Vanuatu #'' Gunnarella neocaledonica'' (Rendle) Senghas - New Caledonia #'' Gunnarella robertsii'' (Schltr.) Senghas - New Caledonia, New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands

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Vandeae genera Aeridinae Taxa named by Karlheinz Senghas {{Vandeae-stub

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