''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a
genus
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of
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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
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and the
Windward Islands
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south to
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, with many of the species
endemic
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to
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.
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List of species
Species accepted as of June 2014:Rodriguezia brachystachys
''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...
'' Rchb.f. & Warm. in H.G.Reichenbach - Minas Gerais
#'' Rodriguezia bracteata'' (Vell.) Hoehne - Brazil
#'' Rodriguezia bungerothii'' Rchb.f. - Colombia, Venezuela
#''Rodriguezia caloplectron
''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...
'' Rchb.f. - Colombia, Peru
#''Rodriguezia candelariae
''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...
'' Kraenzl - Costa Rica
#''Rodriguezia candida
''Rodriguezia candida'' is a species of orchid native to Venezuela, Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname.Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Ven ...
'' Bateman ex Lindl. - Venezuela, Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname
#''Rodriguezia carnea
''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...
'' Lindl. - Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru
#''Rodriguezia chasei
''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...
'' Dodson & D.E.Benn. - Ecuador, Peru
#''Rodriguezia chimorensis
''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...
'' Dodson & R.Vásquez - Bolivia
#''Rodriguezia cinnabarina
''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...
'' H.G.Jones - Guyana
#''Rodriguezia claudiae
''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...
'' Chiron - Peru
#''Rodriguezia compacta
''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...
'' Schltr. - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama
#''Rodriguezia cuentillensis
''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...
'' Kraenzl. - Colombia
#''Rodriguezia decora
''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...
'' (Lem.) Rchb.f. - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
#''Rodriguezia delcastilloi
''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...
'' D.E.Benn. & Christenson - Peru
#'' Rodriguezia dressleriana'' R.González - Nayarit, Jalisco
#'' Rodriguezia ensiformis'' Ruiz & Pav. - Peru
#'' Rodriguezia fernandezii'' Dodson & D.E.Benn. - Peru
#'' Rodriguezia granadensis'' (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Colombia
#'' Rodriguezia huebneri'' Schltr. - Brazil
#''Rodriguezia × kayasimae
''Rodriguezia'', abbreviated Rdza. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 49 known species, native to tropical America from southern Mexico and the Windward Islands south to Argentina, with many of the species endemic t ...
'' V.T.Rodrigues & Vinhos - São Paulo ''(R. decora × R. obtusifolia)''
#''Rodriguezia lanceolata
''Rodriguezia lanceolata'' is a species of orchid in the family ''Orchidaceae''. It is found in St. Vincent
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'' Ruiz & Pav. - St. Vincent, Trinidad, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil
#'' Rodriguezia leeana'' Rchb.f. - Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil
#'' Rodriguezia lehmannii'' Rchb.f. - Colombia, Ecuador
#'' Rodriguezia leucantha'' Barb.Rodr. - Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro
#'' Rodriguezia limae'' Brade - Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro
#'' Rodriguezia luteola'' N.E.Br. - Guyana, Brazil
#'' Rodriguezia macrantha'' Schltr. - Colombia
#'' Rodriguezia negrensis'' (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. - Brazil
#'' Rodriguezia obtusifolia'' (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Brazil
#'' Rodriguezia pardina'' Rchb.f. - Espírito Santo
#'' Rodriguezia pubescens'' (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Brazil
#'' Rodriguezia pulcherrima'' Bogarín, Pupulin & H.Medina - Ecuador
#'' Rodriguezia pulchra'' Løjtnant - Ecuador, Peru
#'' Rodriguezia refracta'' (Lindl. ex Linden) Rchb.f. - Ecuador, Peru
#'' Rodriguezia ricii'' R.Vásquez & Dodson - Bolivia
#'' Rodriguezia rigida'' (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Brazil
#'' Rodriguezia satipoana'' Dodson & D.E.Benn. - Peru
#'' Rodriguezia sticta'' M.W.Chase - Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro
#'' Rodriguezia strobellii'' Garay - Ecuador, Peru
#'' Rodriguezia sucrei'' Braga - Rio de Janeiro
#'' Rodriguezia vasquezii'' Dodson - Bolivia
#''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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