''Mesadenus'' is a

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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 contains 6 currently recognized species, native to

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, the

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and

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.Flora of North America v 26 p 525, Mesadenus Schlechter, Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37: 367. 1920.
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Mesadenus chiangii ''Mesadenus'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 6 currently recognized species, native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, Brazil and Florida. #'' Mesadenus chiangii'' (M.C.Johnst.) Garay - ...

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#'' Mesadenus glaziovii'' (Cogn.) Schltr. -

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Mesadenus lucayanus ''Mesadenus'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 6 currently recognized species, native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, Brazil and Florida. #''Mesadenus chiangii'' (M.C.Johnst.) Garay - C ...

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, Guatemala,

#'' Mesadenus polyanthus'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr. -

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Mesadenus rhombiglossus ''Mesadenus'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 6 currently recognized species, native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, Brazil and Florida. #'' Mesadenus chiangii'' (M.C.Johnst.) Garay - ...

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Mesadenus tenuissimus ''Mesadenus'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 6 currently recognized species, native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, Brazil and Florida. #'' Mesadenus chiangii'' (M.C.Johnst.) Garay - ...

'' (L.O.Williams) Garay -

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References

* Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press. * Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press. * Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press * Berg Pana, H. 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart

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Cranichideae genera Spiranthinae {{Orchidoideae-stub

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