Cheiradenia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Cheiradenia cuspidata, native to northern South America (Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, northern Brazil).[1]
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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: | Cheiradenia Lindl. |
| Species: | C. cuspidata
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| Cheiradenia cuspidata Lindl.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cheiradenia imthurnii Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius | |
See also
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Wikispecies has information related to Cheiradenia.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
- Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
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