Mesadenus

Mesadenus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Spiranthinae
Genus:	Mesadenus Schltr.

Mesadenus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 6 currently recognized species, native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, Brazil and Florida.^[1][2]

1. Mesadenus chiangii (M.C.Johnst.) Garay - Coahuila
2. Mesadenus glaziovii (Cogn.) Schltr. - Rio de Janeiro
3. Mesadenus lucayanus (Britton) Schltr. - widespread across Mexico, Florida, Guatemala, West Indies
4. Mesadenus polyanthus (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Mexico, Belize
5. Mesadenus rhombiglossus (Pabst) Garay - Minas Gerais
6. Mesadenus tenuissimus (L.O.Williams) Garay - Morelos

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Flora of North America v 26 p 525, Mesadenus Schlechter, Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37: 367. 1920.

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

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