Smithsonia

Smithsonia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains three known species, all endemic to southern India.[1]

  • Smithsonia maculata (Dalzell) C.J.Saldanha - Kanara
  • Smithsonia straminea C.J.Saldanha - southern India
  • Smithsonia viridiflora (Dalzell) C.J.Saldanha - southern India

Smithsonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Vandeae
Subtribe:
Aeridinae
Genus:
Smithsonia

C.J.Saldanha
Synonyms[1]
  • Micropera Dalzell 1851, illegitimate homonym, not Lindl. 1832
  • Loxoma Garay 1972, illegitimate homonym, not R. Br. ex A. Cunn. 1837
  • Loxomorchis Rauschert
Smithsonia viridiflora (Aerides dalzelliana)

See also
  • List of Orchidaceae genera

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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