Chloraea

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Chloraea
Chloraea gavilu
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Chloraeinae
Genus: Chloraea
Lindl.
Type species
Chloraea virescens
(Willd.) Lindl.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Asarca Poepp. ex Lindl.
  • Ulantha Hook.
  • Bieneria Rchb.f.
  • Chileorchis Szlach.
  • Correorchis Szlach.

Chloraea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 52 recognized species, native to South America and to the Falkland Islands.[2]

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  1. ^ Lectotype designated by: Correa, M.N. 1969. Orchidaceae, In: M. N. Correa (ed.),. 8(2): 200. In M.N. Correa (ed.) Flora Patagónica. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Buenos Aires
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart