- Source: Lankesterella
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.
Species
Species currently recognized as of June 2014:
Lankesterella alainii Nir - Cuba, Dominican Republic
Lankesterella caespitosa (Lindl.) Hoehne - Venezuela, Brazil
Lankesterella ceracifolia (Barb.Rodr.) Mansf. - Venezuela, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
Lankesterella glandula Ackerman - Dominican Republic
Lankesterella gnomus (Kraenzl.) Hoehne - Brazil
Lankesterella longicollis (Cogn.) Hoehne - Brazil
Lankesterella orthantha (Kraenzl.) Garay - Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Lankesterella parvula (Kraenzl.) Pabst - Rio de Janeiro
Lankesterella pilosa (Cogn.) Hoehne - Rio de Janeiro
Lankesterella salehi Pabst - Brazil
Lankesterella spannageliana (Hoehne & Brade) Mansf. - Rio de Janeiro
See also
List of Orchidaceae genera
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
External links
Media related to Lankesterella at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Lankesterella at Wikispecies