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Similar Caularthron, Chaubardia, Scaphyglottis, Cryptarrhena, Nidema | ||
Dimerandra, abbreviated Dmd. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The group is found across tropical America: southern Mexico (as far north as Veracruz), Central America, the West Indies and northern South America.
Species
Kew, in its World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, has accepted 8 species in this genus:
- Dmd. buenaventurae Kraenzl. Siegerist (1986) - Colombia
- Dmd. carnosiflora Siegerist (1986) - Brazil, Peru
- Dmd. elegans (Focke) Siegerist (1986) - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, northern Brazil, Trinidad, Suriname, Guyana, French Guinea
- Dmd. emarginata (G.Mey.) Hoehne (1934) 2n = 40 - southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, northern South America
- Dmd. latipetala Siegerist. (1986) - Colombia, Central America
- Dmd. rimbachii (Schltr.) Schltr. (1922) - Ecuador
- Dmd. stenopetala (Hook.) Schltr.. (1922) 2n = 40 - Jamaica, Trinidad, northern South America
- Dmd. tarapotana Dodson & D.E.Benn. (1989) - Peru
References
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