Warreopsis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 4 known species, native to southeastern Central America and to northwestern South America.[1][2]

Warreopsis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Zygopetalinae
Genus: Warreopsis
Garay

Species accepted as of June 2014:[1]

  1. Warreopsis colorata (Linden & Rchb.f.) Garay - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador
  2. Warreopsis pardina (Rchb.f.) Garay - Colombia, Ecuador
  3. Warreopsis parviflora (L.O.Williams) Garay - Costa Rica, Panama
  4. Warreopsis purpurea P.Ortiz - Colombia

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ 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.