Caucaea

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Caucaea is a genusofflowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern South America.^[1]

Caucaea alticola (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
Caucaea andigena (Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
Caucaea macrotyle (Königer & J.Portilla) Königer - Ecuador
Caucaea nubigena (Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru
Caucaea olivacea (Kunth) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia
Caucaea phalaenopsis (Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia
Caucaea radiata (Lindl.) Mansf. - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
Caucaea sanguinolenta (Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
Caucaea tripterygia (Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Peru

Caucaea

Caucaea phalaenopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Cymbidieae
Subtribe:	Oncidiinae
Genus:	Caucaea Schltr.
Type species
Caucaea obscura (syn of C. radiata) (F. Lehm. & Kraenzl.)Schltr.

References

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 235 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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