Seidenfadenia
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Seidenfadenia mitrata 1868 illustration[1] | |
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Genus: | Seidenfadenia Garay
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Species: | S. mitrata
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Seidenfadenia mitrata (Rchb.f.) Garay
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Aerides mitrata Rchb.f. |
Seidenfadenia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.
Seidenfadenia and another orchid genus, Gunnarella, are named for Danish botanist Gunnar Seidenfaden.[3] At present (June 2014), there is only one known species, Seidenfadenia mitrata, native to Thailand and to Myanmar (Burma).[2][4]
See also
References
- ^ Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) del. et lith. Description by Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817—1911) - "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" vol. 94 (Ser. 3 no. 24) pl. 5728
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Hansen, Eric (2000). Orchid Fever. London: Methuen Publishing Ltd. p. 214. ISBN 0413747409.
- ^ Sittisujjatham, S. (2006). Wild Orchid of Thailand 1: 1-495. Amarin.
External links
- Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia
- Dokmai Dogma, Thoughts and Advice from a Tropical Botanical Garden in Chiang Mai, Thailand: Seidenfadenia – a fantastic orchid!
- Species Specific, Seidenfadenia mitrata
- Swiss Orchid Foundation at Herbarium Jany Renz, Seidenfadenia mitrata
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