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Dryadella
Sign in to saveDryadella is a genus of miniature orchids, formerly included in the genus Masdevallia. Plants are typically composed of a tuft of leaves from 3 to 6 cm long. The small (1–2 cm) flowers are often conspicuously spotted, and are borne at the base of the leaves. There are about 60 species, distributed from southern Mexico to southern Brazil and northern Argentina. In cultivation many of the species seem to respond well to being grown on cork or treefern rather than in pots. The attractive species Dryadella edwallii, commonly known as 'Partridge in the Grass' can be easily grown into a sp
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Within Vinony's link graph, Dryadella is referenced by 8 other articles, and connects out to Mexico, Brazil and Argentina.
Vinony files it under Commons link from Wikidata, Dryadella and Orchids of Central America.
Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
Dryadella es un género que tiene asignada 54 especies[1] de orquídeas, de la tribu Epidendreae perteneciente a la familia (Orchidaceae). Índice 1 Hábitat 2 Descripción 3 Taxonomía 4 Especies de Dryadella 5 Referencias 6 Enlaces externos Hábitat Es nativo distribuidas desde el sur de México hasta el sur de Brasil y el norte de Argentina. Descripción Es un género de orquídeas diminutas, anteriormente incluida en el género Masdevallia. Las plantas están generalmente compuestas por un mechón de hojas de 3 a 6 cm de largo. Las pequeñas flores de (1-2 cm), y están a menudo de manchados, y se desarrollan en la base de las hojas. En el cultivo de muchas de las especies parecen que responden bien para ser cultivado en corcho en lugar de en macetas. El atractivo de especies como Dryadella edwallii, comúnmente conocido como 'Partridge en la hierba "puede ser fácilmente convertida en una espectacular muestra de plantas, llena de flores.[2] Taxonomía El género fue descrito por (Luer) Luer y publicado en Selbyana 2(2–3): 207. 1978.[3] Etimología Dryadella: nombre genérico que hace una referencia a las mitológicas dríadas, ninfas de los bosques. Especies de Dryadella Dryadella albicans (Luer)
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 93
- With media
- 44
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, MNA, MO, SEL, UFPB, NY
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Ecuador, Colombia, Brasil, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Brazil
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Pleurothallidinae
- Named after
- dryad
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- Dryadella simula Orchi 02.jpg
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Dryadella is a genus of miniature orchids, formerly included in the genus Masdevallia. Plants are typically composed of a tuft of leaves from 3 to 6 cm long. The small (1–2 cm) flowers are often conspicuously spotted, and are borne at the base of the leaves. There are about 60 species, distributed from southern Mexico to southern Brazil and northern Argentina. In cultivation many of the species seem to respond well to being grown on cork or treefern rather than in pots. The attractive species Dryadella edwallii, commonly known as 'Partridge in the Grass' can be easily grown into a spectacular specimen plant, full of flowers. The genus name of Dryadella refers to Dryad, a tree nymph or tree spirit in Greek mythology.
==Range of distribution== They are found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela.
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