''Saundersia'' is a genus of
epiphytic
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orchids endemic
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to
Brazil
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.
It contains two species accepted as of June 2014:
[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.]
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Saundersia mirabilis''
Rchb.f., Bot. Congr. Lond.: 120 (1866).
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Saundersia paniculata
''Saundersia'' is a genus of epiphytic orchids endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 ...
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Brade, Arq. Serv. Florest. 1(2): 1 (1941).
References
Oncidiinae genera
Endemic orchids of Brazil
Epiphytic orchids
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