Gunnarella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It and another orchid genus, Seidenfadenia, are named for Danish botanist Gunnar Seidenfaden.[1] It contains 10 known species, native to New Guinea, New Caledonia and to other nearby islands in the Pacific.[2]
- Gunnarella aymardii (N.Hallé) Senghas - New Caledonia
- Gunnarella begaudii (N.Hallé) Senghas - New Caledonia
- Gunnarella brigittae (N.Hallé) Senghas - New Caledonia
- Gunnarella carinata (J.J.Sm.) Senghas - New Guinea
- Gunnarella florenciae (N.Hallé) Senghas - New Caledonia
- Gunnarella gracilis (Schltr.) Senghas - New Guinea
- Gunnarella laxa (Schltr.) Senghas - Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands
- Gunnarella nambana B.A.Lewis - Vanuatu
- Gunnarella neocaledonica (Rendle) Senghas - New Caledonia
- Gunnarella robertsii (Schltr.) Senghas - New Caledonia, New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands
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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: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
| Genus: | Gunnarella Senghas |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hansen, Eric (2000). Orchid Fever. London: Methuen Publishing Ltd. p. 214. ISBN 0413747409.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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