Gunnarella

Gunnarella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily:Epidendroideae
Tribe:Vandeae
Subtribe:Aeridinae
Genus:Gunnarella
Senghas

Gunnarella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It and another orchid genus, Seidenfadenia, are named for Danish botanist Gunnar Seidenfaden.[1] It contains 9 known species, native to New Guinea, New Caledonia and to other nearby islands in the Pacific.[2]

  1. Gunnarella aymardii (N.Hallé) Senghas - New Caledonia
  2. Gunnarella begaudii (N.Hallé) Senghas - New Caledonia
  3. Gunnarella brigittae (N.Hallé) Senghas - New Caledonia
  4. Gunnarella carinata (J.J.Sm.) Senghas - New Guinea
  5. Gunnarella florenciae (N.Hallé) Senghas - New Caledonia
  6. Gunnarella gracilis (Schltr.) Senghas - New Guinea
  7. Gunnarella nambana B.A.Lewis - Vanuatu
  8. Gunnarella neocaledonica (Rendle) Senghas - New Caledonia
  9. Gunnarella robertsii (Schltr.) Senghas - New Caledonia, New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hansen, Eric (2000). Orchid Fever. London: Methuen Publishing Ltd. p. 214. ISBN 0413747409.
  2. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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