''Quekettia'' is a small genus of

orchid 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. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...

s classified in the subtribe

Oncidiinae The Oncidiinae is a subtribe within the Orchidaceae that consists of a number of genera that are closely related. This subtribe consists of about 70 genera with over 1000 species, with ''Oncidium'' as its largest genus. These genera consist of a ...

. This genus is found in the humid lowlands of

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

, the

Guianas The Guianas, also spelled Guyanas or Guayanas, are a geographical region in north-eastern South America. Strictly, the term refers to the three Guianas: Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, formerly British Guiana, British, Surinam (Dutch colo ...

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

and

Trinidad Trinidad is the larger, more populous island of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the country. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is the southernmost island in ...

.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> The trade of these orchids is controlled to avoid use incompatible with species survival The name commemorates the author and microscopist

Edwin John Quekett Edwin John Quekett FRMS (1808–1847) was an early worker in botany and histology, and a microscopist. Biography E.J. Quekett, born at Langport in 1808, was the son of William Quekett and Mary, daughter of John Bartlett. His younger brother was ...

Species

Species accepted as of June 2014: # '' Quekettia microscopica'' Lindl. (French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, NE Brazil) # '' Quekettia papillosa'' Garay (Suriname, Pará) # '' Quekettia pygmaea'' (Cogn.) Garay & R.E.Schult. (Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Trinidad) # '' Quekettia vermeuleniana'' Determann (Suriname)Determann RO. 1981 A new species of ''Quekettia'' (Orchidaceae) from Surinam. Selbyana 5. (3 - 4): 306 - 307 (1981) ;formerly included moved to: '' Capanemia'' # ''Q. australis -

Capanemia micromera ''Capanemia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 recognized species, all from South America: #''Capanemia adelaidae'' Porto & Brade - Brazil #''Capanemia brachycion'' (Griseb.) Schltr. - Rio Grande ...

'' # ''Q. carinata -

Capanemia carinata ''Capanemia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 recognized species, all from South America: #''Capanemia adelaidae'' Porto & Brade - Brazil #''Capanemia brachycion'' (Griseb.) Schltr. - Rio Grande ...

'' # ''Q. duseniana - Capanemia theresae'' # ''Q. longirostellata - Capanemia theresae'' # ''Q. micromera -

'' # ''Q. theresae - Capanemia theresae''

References

External links

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q3299961 Oncidiinae Orchids of Brazil Orchids of Ecuador Orchids of Guyana Orchids of Trinidad Orchids of Venezuela Oncidiinae genera