''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a
genus
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of
orchid
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s. It consists of 49 known species, native to
tropical
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America
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from southern
Mexico
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and the
Windward Islands
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south to
Argentina
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, with many of the species
endemic
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to
Brazil
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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: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.]
List of species
Species accepted as of June 2014:Rodriguezia venusta
''Rodriguezia venusta'' is a species of orchid native to Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Brazil.
Description
''Rodriguezia venusta'' is an epiphytic orchid species, with sympodial growth and exuberant flowering. Its flowers bloom in th ...
'' (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil
References
External links
Les Orchidées du genre Rodriguezia, photos and descriptions of numerous species
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Orchids of the Caribbean
Orchids of Central America
Orchids of Mexico
Orchids of South America
Oncidiinae genera
Taxa named by José Antonio Pavón Jiménez
Taxa named by Hipólito Ruiz López
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