''Sauvetrea'' was a genus of
orchids
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.
Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
native to
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the souther ...
and
Central America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...
.
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Sauvetrea alpestris''
(Lindl.) Szlach. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
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Sauvetrea chicana''
(Dodson) M.A.Blanco - Ecuador
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Sauvetrea cornuta''
(C.Schweinf.) M.A.Blanco - Ecuador, Peru
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Sauvetrea laevilabris''
(Lindl.) M.A.Blanco - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica
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Sauvetrea machupicchuensis''
(Christenson & N.Salinas) M.A.Blanco - Peru
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Sauvetrea napoensis''
(Dodson) M.A.Blanco - Ecuador
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Sauvetrea peruviana''
(C.Schweinf.) Szlach. - Peru
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Sauvetrea sessilis''
(Lindl.) M.A.Blanco - Colombia, Ecuador
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Sauvetrea trigona''
(C.Schweinf.) Szlach. - Peru
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Sauvetrea unicarinata''
(C.Schweinf.) Szlach. - Peru
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Sauvetrea xantholeuca''
(Schltr.) Szlach. - Ecuador
Kew accepts this genus as a synonym of ''
Maxillaria
''Maxillaria'', abbreviated as Max in the horticultural trade, is a large genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae). This is a diverse genus, with very different morphological forms. Their characteristics can vary widely.
They are commonly called s ...
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q9074835
Maxillarieae genera
Orchids of Central America
Orchids of South America
Maxillariinae