Biology:Embreea

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Short description: Genus of orchids

Embreea
Embreea rodigasiana.jpg
Embreea rodigasiana
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Embreea
Dodson
Type species
Embreea rodigasiana
(Claes ex Cogn.) Dodson (1980)

Embreea is a genus of orchids native to Colombia and Ecuador. The genus Embreea is abbreviated as Emb in horticultural trade. There at present (June 2014) two recognized species:[1]

  • Embreea herrenhusana (Jenny) Jenny (2002) - Ecuador (syn Embreea rodigasiana var. herrenhusana Jenny (2001))
  • Embreea rodigasiana (Claes ex Cogn.) Dodson (1980) - Colombia (syn Stanhopea rodigasiana Claes ex Cogn. (1897))

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2673629 entry