Scientific name Hispo georgius | Family Orchidaceae Genus QuekettiaLindl., 1839 Rank Species | |
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Similar Ligeophila, Plectrophora, Cryptarrhena, Hapalorchis, Baskervilla | ||
Quekettia is a small genus of orchids classified in the Oncidiinae subtribe. This genus is found in the humid lowlands of Brazil, the Guianas, Venezuela, Ecuador and Trinidad.
The trade of these orchids is controlled to avoid use incompatible with species survival
The name commemorates the author and microscopist Edwin John Quekett.
Species
Species accepted as of June 2014:
- Quekettia microscopica Lindl. (French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, NE Brazil)
- Quekettia papillosa Garay (Suriname, Pará)
- Quekettia pygmaea (Cogn.) Garay & R.E.Schult. (Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Trinidad)
- Quekettia vermeuleniana Determann (Suriname)
moved to: Capanemia
- Q. australis - Capanemia micromera
- Q. carinata - Capanemia carinata
- Q. duseniana - Capanemia theresae
- Q. longirostellata - Capanemia theresae
- Q. micromera - Capanemia micromera
- Q. theresae - Capanemia theresae
References
Quekettia (plant) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA