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Genus of orchids
Lankesterella is a
genus of
flowering plants from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae. It is found mostly in
South America, with a few species extending north into
Cuba, the
Dominican Republic and
Costa Rica.
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Species
Species currently recognized as of June 2014:
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Lankesterella alainii Nir -
Cuba,
Dominican Republic
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Lankesterella caespitosa (Lindl.) Hoehne - Venezuela, Brazil
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Lankesterella ceracifolia (Barb.Rodr.) Mansf. - Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
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Lankesterella glandula Ackerman -
Dominican Republic
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Lankesterella gnomus (Kraenzl.) Hoehne - Brazil
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Lankesterella longicollis (Cogn.) Hoehne - Brazil
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Lankesterella orthantha (Kraenzl.) Garay - Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
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Lankesterella parvula (Kraenzl.) Pabst - Rio de Janeiro
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Lankesterella pilosa (Cogn.) Hoehne - Rio de Janeiro
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Lankesterella salehi Pabst - Brazil
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Lankesterella spannageliana (Hoehne & Brade) Mansf. - Rio de Janeiro
See also
References
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. 217 ff. Oxford Univ. Press
- Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
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