Jacquiniella
Genus of orchids
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Jacquiniella (tufted orchid)[3] is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America.[2]
| Jacquiniella | |
|---|---|
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| Jacquiniella globosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Laeliinae |
| Genus: | Jacquiniella Schltr. |
| Type species | |
| Epidendrum globosa [1] Jacq. | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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The diploid chromosome number of one species, J. globosa, has been determined as 2n = 38.[4]
Species
Kew accepts (as of May 2014) twelve species of Jacquiniella:[5]
- Jacquiniella aporophylla (L.O.Williams) Dressler
- Jacquiniella cernua (Lindl.) Dressler
- Jacquiniella cobanensis (Ames & Schltr.)
- Jacquiniella colombiana Schltr.
- Jacquiniella equitantifolia (Ames) Dressler
- Jacquiniella gigantea Dressler
- Jacquiniella globosa (Jacq.) Schltr.
- Jacquiniella leucomelana (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
- Jacquiniella pedunculata Dressler
- Jacquiniella standleyi (Ames) Dressler
- Jacquiniella steyermarkii Carnevali & Dressler
- Jacquiniella teretifolia (Sw.) Britton & P. Wilson
