Mesadenella Cuspidata
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''Mesadenella'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
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 from the orchid 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 ...
. It consists of 7 known species, native to Mexico, Central America and South America: #'' Mesadenella angustisegmenta'' Garay – Venezuela, Ecuador #'' Mesadenella atroviridis'' (Barb.Rodr.) Garay – Brazil #''
Mesadenella cuspidata ''Mesadenella'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of 7 known species, native to Mexico, Central America and South America: #''Mesadenella angustisegmenta'' Garay – Venezuela, Ecuador #''Mesadenella ...
'' (Lindl.) Garay – from Colombia east to Guyana and south to Argentina #'' Mesadenella meeae'' R.J.V.Alves – Brazil #'' Mesadenella peruviana'' Garay – Peru #'' Mesadenella tonduzii'' (Schltr.) Pabst & Garay – from southern Mexico south to Nicaragua; also Pará region of Brazil #'' Mesadenella variegata'' D.E.Benn. & Christenson – 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'' which ...


References

* (1953) Archivos do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro 12: 207–208. * (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 222 ff. Oxford University Press. * 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart


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* * Cranichideae genera Spiranthinae Taxa named by Leslie Andrew Garay Taxa named by Guido Frederico João Pabst {{Orchidoideae-stub