''Sertifera'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
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 northwestern
South America
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.
The following species are recognized as of June 2014:
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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#''Sertifera aurantiaca
''Sertifera'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to northwestern South America.
The following species are recognized as of June 2014:
#'' Sertifera aurantiaca'' C.Schweinf. - Colombia, Venezuela
#'' Serti ...
'' C.Schweinf. - Colombia, Venezuela
#'' Sertifera colombiana'' Schltr. - Colombia, Venezuela
#'' Sertifera grandifolia'' L.O.Williams - Colombia
#'' Sertifera lehmanniana'' (Kraenzl.) Garay - Ecuador
#'' Sertifera major'' Schltr. - Colombia, Ecuador
#'' Sertifera parviflora'' Schltr. - Colombia, Ecuador
#'' Sertifera purpurea'' Lindl. & Rchb.f. - Colombia, Ecuador
See also
* List of Orchidaceae genera
This is a list of genera in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), originally according tThe Families of Flowering Plants- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted regularly with the changes published in the ''Orchid Research Newsletter'' whic ...
References
Sobralieae
Sobralieae genera
Orchids of South America
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