Cheiradenia
Genus of orchids
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Cheiradenia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Cheiradenia cuspidata, native to northern South America (Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, northern Brazil).[1]
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| Cheiradenia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Zygopetalinae |
| Genus: | Cheiradenia Lindl. |
| Species: | C. cuspidata |
| Binomial name | |
| Cheiradenia cuspidata Lindl. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cheiradenia imthurnii Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius | |
