Ligeophila

Ligeophila is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is widespread across much of Latin America from southern Mexico to northern Argentina.[1]

  1. Ligeophila amazonica Garay - Venezuela
  2. Ligeophila bicornuta (Cogn.) Garay - Brazil
  3. Ligeophila clavigera (Rchb.f.) Garay - from southern Mexico to central Brazil
  4. Ligeophila gavilanensis Ormerod & G.A.Romero - Venezuela
  5. Ligeophila jamesonii Garay - Colombia, Ecuador
  6. Ligeophila juruenensis (Hoehne) Garay - from Venezuela and Suriname south to Argentina
  7. Ligeophila lutea Garay - Ecuador
  8. Ligeophila macarenae Ormerod - Colombia
  9. Ligeophila rosea (Lindl.) Garay - from Colombia south to Argentina
  10. Ligeophila stigmatoptera (Rchb.f.) Garay - Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Brazil BZN
  11. Ligeophila umbraticola Garay - - Colombia, Brazil, Peru
  12. Ligeophila unicornis Ormerod - Venezuela

Ligeophila
Ligeophila stigmatoptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Goodyerinae
Genus: Ligeophila
Garay

See also

  • List of Orchidaceae genera

References

  • Garay, L.A. (1977) Bradea, Boletim do Herbarium Bradeanum 2(28): 194–196, f. 1C, 2A.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 114 ff. Oxford University Press.
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart


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