''Jacquiniella'' (tufted orchid) 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
Mexico
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,
Central America
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, the
West Indies
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, and
South America
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.
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The diploid
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chromosome
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number of one species, ''J. globosa'', has been determined as 2''n'' = 38.
Species
Kew accepts (as of May 2014) twelve species of ''Jacquiniella'':[search for ''Jacquiniella'' on the "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families", http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do]
* '' Jacquiniella aporophylla'' (L.O.Williams
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) Dressler
* '' Jacquiniella cernua'' ( Lindl.) Dressler
* '' Jacquiniella cobanensis'' (Ames
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& Schltr.)
* '' Jacquiniella colombiana'' Schltr.
* '' Jacquiniella equitantifolia'' (Ames) Dressler
* '' Jacquiniella gigantea'' Dressler
* '' Jacquiniella globosa'' ( Jacq.) Schltr.
* '' Jacquiniella leucomelana'' ( Rchb.f.) Schltr.
* '' Jacquiniella pedunculata'' Dressler
* '' Jacquiniella standleyi'' (Ames) Dressler
* '' Jacquiniella steyermarkii'' Carnevali & Dressler
* '' Jacquiniella teretifolia'' ( Sw.) Britton & P. Wilson
See also
*List of Orchidaceae genera
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References
* (2006) Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 262 ff. Oxford University Press.
* 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
External links
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Laeliinae genera
Laeliinae
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