''Ida'',

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''Sudamerlycaste'', is a

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of flowering plants in the family

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aceae. It consists of approximately 45 species and hybrids. The genus was split off from ''

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'' in the early 2000s.

Taxonomy

From 2001 onwards, species in ''Lycaste'' that were endemic to

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and the

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were placed into a new genus. Those found in

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and

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stayed in ''Lycaste''. As a result of this change, most of the species previously found in the ''Lycaste'' section ''Fimbriatae'' were moved to a new genus. The name to be used for this genus has been subject to some confusion. In 2001, Brieger published the name ''Ida'', attributing it to Angela Ryan and Henry Oakeley. However, no Latin description was given, rendering the name

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. Ryan and Oakeley validated the name in a publication dated to 2003. Separately, Fredy Archila Morales published ''Sudamerlycaste'', but without a Latin description, so the name was illegitimate. Archila corrected this in a publication that has been dated to 2009, but included the type of Ryan and Oakeley's earlier published ''Ida'', so this was the name that should have been used.

Species

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accepted the following species: *''

Ida acaroi Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named *Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy *Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a dock ...

'' Oakeley *'' Ida alexportillae'' (J.Portilla, H.Medina & I.Portilla) J.M.H.Shaw *''

Ida andreettae Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' (Dodson) Oakeley *''

Ida angustitepala Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' Oakeley *''

Ida ariasii Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' Oakeley *''

Ida barringtoniae Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' (Sm.) A.Ryan & Oakeley *'' Ida barrowiorum'' Oakeley *'' Ida castanea'' Oakeley *''

Ida ciliata Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' (Ruiz & Pav.) A.Ryan & Oakeley *''

Ida cinnabarina Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' (Lindl.) A.Ryan & Oakeley *''

Ida cobbiana Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' (B.S.Williams) A.Ryan & Oakeley *''

Ida costata Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' (Lindl.) A.Ryan & Oakeley *''

Ida diastasia Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' (D.E.Benn. & Oakeley) A.Ryan & Oakeley *''

Ida dunstervillei Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' (Bergold) A.Ryan & Oakeley *''

Ida dyeriana ''Ida dyeriana'', synonym ''Sudamerlycaste dyeriana'', is an orchid endemic to Peru and Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east a ...

'' (Sander ex Mast.) Oakeley *''

Ida ecuadorensis Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' (J.Portilla, H.Medina & I.Portilla) J.M.H.Shaw *''

Ida ejirii Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' Oakeley *''

Ida fimbriata Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' (Poepp. & Endl.) A.Ryan & Oakeley *''

Ida fulvescens Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' (Hook.) A.Ryan & Oakeley *''

Ida gigantea Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' (Lindl.) A.Ryan & Oakeley *''

Ida grandis Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' Fowlie ex Oakeley *'' Ida heynderycxii'' (É.Morren) A.Ryan & Oakeley *'' Ida hirtzii'' (Dodson) A.Ryan & Oakeley *''

Ida insolita Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' (Szlach. & Kolan.) Ormerod *'' Ida jamesiorum'' Oakeley *'' Ida jimenezii'' Oakeley *'' Ida lacheliniae'' Oakeley *''

Ida laciniata Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' Oakeley *''

Ida lanipes Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' (Lindl.) J.M.H.Shaw *''

Ida lata Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' (Rolfe) A.Ryan & Oakeley *''

Ida linguella Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' (Rchb.f.) A.Ryan & Oakeley *''

Ida lionetii Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' Cogn. & A.Gooss. ex Oakeley *'' Ida locusta'' (Rchb.f.) A.Ryan & Oakeley *'' Ida maxibractea'' (D.E.Benn. & Oakeley) A.Ryan & Oakeley * ''Ida'' × ''monopampanensis'' Oakeley *'' Ida munaensis'' Oakeley *''

Ida nana Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' (Oakeley) A.Ryan & Oakeley *'' Ida pegueroi'' (Archila) J.M.H.Shaw *'' Ida peruviana'' (Rolfe) A.Ryan & Oakeley *'' Ida priscilae'' I.Portilla ex Oakeley *'' Ida reichenbachii'' (Gireoud ex Rchb.f.) A.Ryan & Oakeley *''

Ida rikii Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' Oakeley *''

Ida rossyi Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' (Hoehne) Campacci & Baptista *''

Ida shigerui Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' Oakeley * ''Ida'' × ''tornemezae'' Oakeley * ''Ida'' × ''troyanoi'' Oakeley *''

Ida uribei Ida or IDA may refer to: People *Ida (given name), including people so named * Ida (surname), a list of people so named Astronomy * Ida Facula, a mountain on Amalthea, a moon of Jupiter *243 Ida, an asteroid *International Docking Adapter, a do ...

'' Oakeley

References

*Ryan, A. and Oakeley, H. (2003) ''Ida A. Ryan and Oakeley, a new genus, based on Lycaste section Fimbriatae Fowlie (Orchidaceae, tribe Cymbideae, subtribe Lycastinae)''. Orchid Dig. 67. (1): 8-10. {{Taxonbar, from1=Q2881279, from2=Q6135132 Maxillariinae genera Maxillariinae