Kreodanthus

Kreodanthus
Kreodanthus elatus (from : "Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz")
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Goodyerinae
Genus:	Kreodanthus Garay (1977)
Type species
Kreodanthus simplex (C.Schweinf.) Garay (1977)
11 Species
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Kreodanthus is a small genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Orchidoideae.

It is native to Cuba and Southern Mexico to Peru.

Species

• Kreodanthus casillasii R.González (1995) (Mexico, El Salvador)
• Kreodanthus corniculatus (Rchb.f.) Garay (1977) (Cuba)
• Kreodanthus crispifolius Garay (1978) (Ecuador, Peru)
• Kreodanthus ecuadorensis Garay (1987) (Ecuador)
• Kreodanthus elatus (L.O.Williams) Garay (1977) (Venezuela)
• Kreodanthus loxoglottis (Rchb.f.) Garay (1977) (Guatemala)
• Kreodanthus myrmex Ormerod (2005) (Colombia)
• Kreodanthus ovatilabius (Ames & Correll) Garay (1977) (Mexico, Guatemala)
• Kreodanthus rotundifolius Ormerod (2005) (Amazonas - Peru)
• Kreodanthus secundus (Ames) Garay (1977) (Mexico, El Salvador)
• Kreodanthus simplex (C.Schweinf.) Garay (1977) (Peru)

References

• Orchid Research Newsletter 47 (January 2006) - Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew.