Comparettia

Comparettia
Comparettia macroplectron
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Oncidiinae
Alliance: Comparettia
Genus: Comparettia
Lindl.
Type species
Comparettia falcata
Poepp. et Endl.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Diadenium Poepp. & Endl
  • Chaenanthe Lindl.
  • Scelochilus Klotzsch
  • Neokoehleria Schltr.
  • Scelochiloides Dodson & M.W.Chase
  • Stigmatorthos M.W.Chase & D.E.Benn
  • Pfitzeria Senghas
  • Scelochilopsis Dodson & M.W.Chase

Comparettia, abbreviated Comp in the horticultural trade,[3] is a genus of orchids. It consists about 50-70 species, native to tropical America. They occur in Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and in northern South America as far south as Brazil and Bolivia, although they are particularly common in the Andes. The genus has grown markedly in recent years due to many species being transferred from other genera.[2][4]

Selected species

  • Comparettia peruviana
  • Comparettia pulchella
  • Comparettia rosea
  • Comparettia saccata
  • Comparettia speciosa
  • Comparettia splendens
  • Comparettia splendida
  • Comparettia venezuelana

References

  1. ↑ Poeppig, Eduard Friedrich & Endlicher, Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus. 1836. Nova Genera ac Species Plantarum quas in Regno Chilensi Peruviano 1: 42.
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ http://www.rhs.org.uk/RHSWebsite/files/87/87be8b1e-908e-4e04-9ee6-30c438354458.pdf[]
  4. ↑ Chase, Mark Wayne & Williams, Norris Hagan. 2008. Lindleyana; Scientific Journal of the American Orchid Society 21(3): 27-30.
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