Benzingia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to mountains of Central America and northwestern South America from Costa Rica to Peru.[1][2]
| Benzingia | |
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| Benzingia caudata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Zygopetalinae |
| Genus: | Benzingia Dodson[1] |
| Type species | |
| Benzingia hirtzii Dodson
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Ackermania Dodson & R.Escobar, illegitimate | |
Species
editAs of May 2012[update] nine species are recognized:[1]
- Benzingia caudata (Ackerman) Dressler – Peru (Cordillera del Cóndor), Ecuador
- Benzingia cornuta (Garay) Dressler - Colombia, Ecuador
- Benzingia estradae (Dodson) Dodson - Ecuador
- Benzingia hajekii (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) Dressler – Peru
- Benzingia hirtzii Dodson - Ecuador (Esmeraldas)
- Benzingia jarae (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) Dressler – Peru
- Benzingia palorae (Dodson & Hirtz) Dressler - Colombia, Ecuador
- Benzingia reichenbachiana (Schltr.) Dressler - Costa Rica, Panama
- Benzingia thienii (Dodson) P.A.Harding - Ecuador
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Benzingia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-05-15
- ^ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
External links
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Data related to Benzingia at Wikispecies
