Sertifera is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to northwestern South America.

Sertifera
Sertifera purpurea in Colombia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Sobralieae
Genus: Sertifera
Lindl. ex Rchb.f.

The following species are recognized as of June 2014:[1]

  1. Sertifera aurantiaca C.Schweinf. - Colombia, Venezuela
  2. Sertifera colombiana Schltr. - Colombia, Venezuela
  3. Sertifera grandifolia L.O.Williams - Colombia
  4. Sertifera lehmanniana (Kraenzl.) Garay - Ecuador
  5. Sertifera major Schltr. - Colombia, Ecuador
  6. Sertifera parviflora Schltr. - Colombia, Ecuador
  7. Sertifera purpurea Lindl. & Rchb.f. - Colombia, Ecuador

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