Odontorrhynchus

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Odontorrhynchus
Odontorrhynchus domeykoanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Spiranthinae
Genus: Odontorrhynchus
M.N.Correa

Odontorrhynchus is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Orchidoideae. It constrains 6 known species, all native to the southern half of South America.[1][2]

  1. Odontorrhynchus alticola Garay - Peru, Argentina
  2. Odontorrhynchus castillonii (Hauman) M.N.Correa - Bolivia, Argentina
  3. Odontorrhynchus domeykoanus Szlach. - Chile
  4. Odontorrhynchus erosus Szlach. - Chile
  5. Odontorrhynchus monstrosus Szlach. - Bolivia
  6. Odontorrhynchus variabilis Garay - Chile

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: page 229 ff. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Correa, M.N. (1953) Darwiniana 10(2): 157.

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