Saundersia
| Saundersia | |
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| Saundersia paniculata flowers | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
| Genus: | Rchb.f. 1866 |
Saundersia is a genus of epiphytic orchids endemic to Brazil. It contains two species accepted as of June 2014:[1][2][3][4][5]
- Saundersia mirabilis Rchb.f., Bot. Congr. Lond.: 120 (1866).
- Saundersia paniculata Brade, Arq. Serv. Florest. 1(2): 1 (1941).
In 2024, Trichocentrum was expanded to include this genus, along with Grandiphyllum.[6]
References
- ^ Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach. 1866. Report on the Proceedings of the International Horticultural Exhibition Botanical Congress London 120
- ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
- ^ The Plant List, Saundersia
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- ^ Meneguzzo, Thiago E. C.; Chase, Mark W. (2024-04-30). "An expanded circumscription of Trichocentrum (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae) to include Grandiphyllum and Saundersia". Phytotaxa. 646 (1): 82–86. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.646.1.7. ISSN 1179-3163.