Cischweinfia
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| Cischweinfia | |
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| Cischweinfia pusilla | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
| Genus: | Cischweinfia Dressler & N.H.Williams, 1970[1] |
| Type species | |
| Aspasia pusilla C.Schweinf. | |
Cischweinfia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It was named after Harvard orchidologist Charles Schweinfurth. It has eleven currently recognized species, all native to Central America and northwestern South America.[2][3][4][5][6]
