Plectrophora Natalensis
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''Plectrophora'' 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 is native to Central and
South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...
.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Species accepted as of June 2014: #'' Plectrophora alata'' (Rolfe) Garay - Chiapas, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia #'' Plectrophora calcarhamata'' Hoehne - Matto Grosso #'' Plectrophora cultrifolia'' (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius - French Guinea, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil #'' Plectrophora edwallii'' Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius - Goiás #'' Plectrophora iridifolia'' (Lodd. ex Lindl.) H.Focke - the Guianas, Venezuela, Brazil #'' Plectrophora schmidtii'' Jenny & Pupulin - Matto Grosso #'' Plectrophora suarezii'' Dodson & M.W.Chase - Ecuador #'' Plectrophora triquetra'' (Rolfe) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius - Ecuador, Peru #'' Plectrophora tucanderana'' Dodson & R.Vásquez - Bolivia #'' Plectrophora zarumensis'' Dodson & P.M.Dodson - Ecuador


See also

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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

* Berg Pana, H. 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart


External links

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IOSPE orchid photos, ''Plectrophora alata'' (Rolfe) Garay
Oncidiinae genera Oncidiinae {{Cymbidieae-stub