''Lueckelia'' is a

monotypic genus In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to the family

Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family (biology), family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan plants that ...

. The only species is ''Lueckelia breviloba'' It is within the Tribe

Cymbidieae The Cymbidieae is a tribe of plants within the family Orchidaceae. The group is divided into the following subtribes: * Catasetinae * Coeliopsidinae * Cymbidiinae * Cyrtopodiinae * Eriopsidinae * Eulophiinae * Maxillariinae * Oncidiinae * ...

and Subtribus of

Stanhopeinae Stanhopeinae is a subtribe of plants in the tribe Cymbidieae. The subtribe in the strict sense, have viscidia and stipes that are thin and strap-like, they are adapted for attachment to edge of the bee's scutellum or to a leg. Pseudobulbs are us ...

. The species is found in Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. The genus name of ''Lueckelia'' is in honour of Emil Lückel (b. 1927), a German botanist and taxonomist from

Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...

, who was a specialist in orchids and president of the German Orchid Society. The genus has one known synonym of ''Brasilocycnis'' The Latin

specific epithet In Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin gramm ...

of ''breviloba'' is made of two words; 'brevi-' from ''brevis'' meaning short and also 'loba' meaning lobe. Referring to the flower petals being short. Both genus and species were first described and published in Austral. Orchid Rev. Vol.64 (Issue 4) on page 15 in 1999.

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