''Macradenia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
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.
Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
. It is native to
Latin America
Latin America or
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, the
West Indies
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and
Florida
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.
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/ref>[Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 290 ff. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.]
#'' Macradenia amazonica'' Mansf. - Brazil
#'' Macradenia brassavolae'' Rchb.f. - southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador
#'' Macradenia delicatula'' Barb.Rodr. - Minas Gerais
#'' Macradenia loxoglottis'' Focke ex Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers - Suriname
#'' Macradenia lutescens'' R.Br. - Florida, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador
#'' Macradenia multiflora'' (Kraenzl.) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius - Brazil, Paraguay
#'' Macradenia paraensis'' Barb.Rodr. - Brazil, Paraguay
#'' Macradenia paulensis'' Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius - Brazil
#'' Macradenia purpureorostrata'' G.Gerlach - Colombia, Venezuela
#'' Macradenia regnellii'' Barb.Rodr. - Minas Gerais
#'' Macradenia rubescens'' Barb.Rodr. - Brazil, Venezuela
#'' Macradenia tridentata'' C.Schweinf. - Peru
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'' whi ...
References
External links
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Oncidiinae genera
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