Capanemia

Capanemia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Cymbidieae
Subtribe:	Oncidiinae
Genus:	Capanemia Barb.Rodr.
Type species
Capanemia micromera Barb.Rodr.

Capanemia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 recognized species, all from South America:

1. Capanemia adelaidae Porto & Brade - Brazil
2. Capanemia brachycion (Griseb.) Schltr. - Rio Grande do Sul, northern and eastern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
3. Capanemia carinata Barb.Rodr. - Minas Gerais, São Paulo
4. Capanemia gehrtii Hoehne - Brazil
5. Capanemia micromera Barb.Rodr. - Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
6. Capanemia paranaensis Schltr. - Paraná
7. Capanemia pygmaea (Kraenzl.) Schltr. - Brazil, probably extinct
8. Capanemia superflua (Rchb.f.) Garay - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
9. Capanemia theresae Barb.Rodr. - Brazil

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
• 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