Sievekingia

Sievekingia is a genus of orchid, comprising 20 species found in Central and South America, from Nicaragua east to the Guianas and south to Bolivia.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Order:Asparagales

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Sievekingia
Sievekingia reichenbachiana 1898 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Cymbidieae
Subtribe:	Stanhopeinae
Genus:	Sievekingia Rchb. f. (1871)
Type species
Sievekingia suavis Rchb. f. (1871)
Synonyms[2]
Gorgoglossum F. Lehm.

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The following species are recognized as of June 2014:^[2]

1. Sievekingia butcheri Dressler – Panama
2. Sievekingia colombiana Garay – Colombia, Ecuador
3. Sievekingia cristata Garay – Ecuador
4. Sievekingia dunstervilleorum Foldats – Venezuela
5. Sievekingia filifera Dressler – Colombia
6. Sievekingia fimbriata Rchb.f. – Panama, Costa Rica
7. Sievekingia herklotziana Jenny – Colombia
8. Sievekingia herrenhusana Jenny – Ecuador
9. Sievekingia hirtzii Waldv. – Ecuador
10. Sievekingia jenmanii Rchb.f. – Venezuela, the Guianas
11. Sievekingia marsupialis Dodson – Colombia, Ecuador
12. Sievekingia peruviana Rolfe ex C.Schweinf. – Peru
13. Sievekingia reichenbachiana Rolfe – Colombia, Ecuador
14. Sievekingia rhonhofiae Mansf. – Ecuador
15. Sievekingia suavis Rchb.f. – Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Colombia
16. Sievekingia trollii Mansf. – Bolivia