''Kegeliella'' is a genus of
orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
s native to
Mesoamerica
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,
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger, more populous island of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the country. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is the southernmost island in ...
, and northern
South America
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.
[Pupulin, F. 2002. Catálogo revisado y anotado de las Orchidaceae de Costa Rica. Lankesteriana 4: 1–88.]
;Species
[
# '' Kegeliella atropilosa'' - Veracruz to Panama
# '' Kegeliella houtteana'' - Trinidad, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana, Amapá
# '' Kegeliella kupperi'' - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela
# '' Kegeliella orientalis'' - Venezuela
]
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Stanhopeinae genera
Stanhopeinae
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