Mesadenella
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| Mesadenella | |
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| Mesadenella cuspidata type species | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Subtribe: | Spiranthinae |
| Genus: | Mesadenella Pabst & Garay |
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Garaya Szlach. | |
Mesadenella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of 7 known species, native to Mexico, Central America and South America:[1]
- Mesadenella angustisegmenta Garay – Venezuela, Ecuador
- Mesadenella atroviridis (Barb.Rodr.) Garay – Brazil
- Mesadenella cuspidata (Lindl.) Garay – from Colombia east to Guyana and south to Argentina
- Mesadenella meeae R.J.V.Alves – Brazil
- Mesadenella peruviana Garay – Peru
- Mesadenella tonduzii (Schltr.) Pabst & Garay – from southern Mexico south to Nicaragua; also Pará region of Brazil
- Mesadenella variegata D.E.Benn. & Christenson – Peru
