Caucaea

Caucaea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern South America.^[1]

1. Caucaea alticola (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
2. Caucaea andigena (Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
3. Caucaea macrotyle (Königer & J.Portilla) Königer - Ecuador
4. Caucaea nubigena (Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru
5. Caucaea olivacea (Kunth) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia
6. Caucaea phalaenopsis (Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia
7. Caucaea radiata (Lindl.) Mansf. - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
8. Caucaea sanguinolenta (Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
9. Caucaea tripterygia (Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Peru

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 235 ff. Oxford University Press.
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart