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Dimerandra

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:

  1. Dmd.&nbsp;buenaventurae <small>Kraenzl. Siegerist (1986)</small> - Colombia
  2. Dmd.&nbsp;carnosiflora <small> Siegerist (1986)</small> - Brazil, Peru
  3. Dmd.&nbsp;elegans <small> (Focke) Siegerist (1986)</small> - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, northern Brazil, Trinidad, Suriname, Guyana, French Guinea
  4. Dmd.&nbsp;emarginata <small> (G.Mey.) Hoehne (1934)</small> 2n&nbsp;=&nbsp;40 - southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, northern South America
  5. Dmd.&nbsp;latipetala <small> Siegerist (1986)</small> - Colombia, Central America
  6. Dmd.&nbsp;rimbachii <small> (Schltr.) Schltr. (1922)</small> - Ecuador
  7. Dmd.&nbsp;stenopetala <small> (Hook.) Schltr. (1922)</small> 2n&nbsp;=&nbsp;40 - Jamaica, Trinidad, northern South America
  8. Dmd.&nbsp;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