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Sievekingia is a genus of orchid, comprising 20 species found in Central and South America, from Nicaragua east to the Guianas and south to Bolivia.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyOrchidaceae
Native toBolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela
Observations recorded207

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Specimen records
4
Family
Orchidaceae
Collections
US, K
Recorded in
United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Stanhopeinae
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Sievekingia reichenbachiana - Curtis' 124 (Ser. 3 no. 54) pl 7576 (1898).jpg
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Category:Sievekingia
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taxon common name
Сивекинги
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Sievekingia is a genus of orchid, comprising 20 species found in Central and South America, from Nicaragua east to the Guianas and south to Bolivia.

The following species are recognized as of June 2014: Sievekingia butcheri Dressler – Panama Sievekingia colombiana Garay – Colombia, Ecuador Sievekingia cristata Garay – Ecuador Sievekingia dunstervilleorum Foldats – Venezuela Sievekingia filifera Dressler – Colombia Sievekingia fimbriata Rchb.f. – Panama, Costa Rica Sievekingia herklotziana Jenny – Colombia Sievekingia herrenhusana Jenny – Ecuador Sievekingia hirtzii Waldv. – Ecuador Sievekingia jenmanii Rchb.f. – Venezuela, the Guianas Sievekingia marsupialis Dodson – Colombia, Ecuador Sievekingia peruviana Rolfe ex C.Schweinf. – Peru Sievekingia reichenbachiana Rolfe – Colombia, Ecuador Sievekingia rhonhofiae Mansf. – Ecuador Sievekingia suavis Rchb.f. – Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Colombia Sievekingia trollii Mansf. – Bolivia

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