Capanemia

Capanemia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 recognized species, all from South America:

1. Capanemia adelaidae <small>Porto & Brade</small> - Brazil
2. Capanemia brachycion <small>(Griseb.) Schltr.</small> - Rio Grande do Sul, northern and eastern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
3. Capanemia carinata <small>Barb.Rodr.</small> - Minas Gerais, São Paulo
4. Capanemia gehrtii <small>Hoehne</small> - Brazil
5. Capanemia micromera <small>Barb.Rodr.</small> - Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
6. Capanemia paranaensis <small>Schltr.</small> - Paraná
7. Capanemia pygmaea <small>(Kraenzl.) Schltr.</small> - Brazil, probably extinct
8. Capanemia superflua <small>(Rchb.f.) Garay</small> - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
9. Capanemia theresae <small>Barb.Rodr.</small> - Brazil

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• 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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