Dimerandra, abbreviated Dmd. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The group is found across tropical America: southern Mexico (as far north as Veracruz), Central America, the West Indies and northern South America.
Species
Kew, in its World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, has accepted 8 species in this genus:
- Dmd. buenaventurae <small>Kraenzl. Siegerist (1986)</small> - Colombia
- Dmd. carnosiflora <small> Siegerist (1986)</small> - Brazil, Peru
- Dmd. elegans <small> (Focke) Siegerist (1986)</small> - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, northern Brazil, Trinidad, Suriname, Guyana, French Guinea
- Dmd. emarginata <small> (G.Mey.) Hoehne (1934)</small> 2n = 40 - southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, northern South America
- Dmd. latipetala <small> Siegerist (1986)</small> - Colombia, Central America
- Dmd. rimbachii <small> (Schltr.) Schltr. (1922)</small> - Ecuador
- Dmd. stenopetala <small> (Hook.) Schltr. (1922)</small> 2n = 40 - Jamaica, Trinidad, northern South America
- Dmd. tarapotana <small> Dodson & D.E.Benn. (1989)</small> - Peru
See also
References and external links
- 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