Kingdom Plantae Family Orchidaceae Tribe Maxillarieae Rank Genus | Order Asparagales Subfamily Epidendroideae Subtribe Lycastinae | |
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Similar Cryptarrhena, Cryptocentrum, Plectrophora, Cyrtidiorchis, Chaubardiella | ||
Teuscheria is a genus of orchids native to southern Mexico, Central America and northern South America. The genus is named for Henry Teuscher, an award-winning landscape artist and horticulturalist.
Species accepted as of June 2014:
- Teuscheria cornucopia Garay - Ecuador
- Teuscheria dodsonii Dressler - Ecuador
- Teuscheria elegans Garay - Colombia
- Teuscheria horichiana Jenny & Braem - Costa Rica
- Teuscheria integrilabia Dodson - Ecuador
- Teuscheria pickiana (Schltr.) Garay - Chiapas, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador
- Teuscheria wageneri (Rchb.f.) Garay - Ecuador, Venezuela
Three additional species were described from Guatemala in 2013, but as of June 2014 they have not yet been assessed by the folks at Kew. These are T. archilae, T. desireei and T. guatemalensis. According to the protologue, T. archilae and T. guatemalensis occur in the wild in Guatemala, while the type and the description of T. desireei were based on material cultivated in Guatemala but probably native to Venezuela.
References
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