Vargasiella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains two species, both endemic to South America:[1] It has been treated as the only genus in the subtribe Vargasiellinae,[2] but more recently has been included in the subtribe Zygopetalinae.[3]
- Vargasiella peruviana C.Schweinf. - Peru
- Vargasiella venezuelana C.Schweinf. - Venezuela
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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: | Vargasiella C.Schweinf. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ 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.
- ^ Chase, Mark W.; Cameron, Kenneth M.; Freudenstein, John V.; Pridgeon, Alec M.; Salazar, Gerardo; van den Berg, Cássio; Schuiteman, André (2015). "An updated classification of Orchidaceae". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 177 (2): 151–174. doi:10.1111/boj.12234. ISSN 0024-4074.
External links
edit- IOSPE photos, Vargasiella peruviana C.Schweinf. 1952
Data related to Vargasiella at Wikispecies
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