Rudolfiella, abbreviated as Rud. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids comprising eight species native to tropical South America, Trinidad and Panama.[1][2]
| Rudolfiella | |
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| Rudolfiella aurantiaca | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Subtribe: | Maxillariinae |
| Genus: | Rudolfiella Hoehne |
| Type species | |
| Rudolfiella aurantiaca Hoehne
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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They are found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago and Venezuela.[3]
The genus name of Rudolfiella is in honour of Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter (1872–1925), who was a German taxonomist, botanist, and author of several works on orchids.[4]
Species
edit- Rudolfiella aurantiaca (Lindl.) Hoehne
- Rudolfiella bicornaria (Rchb.f.) Hoehne
- Rudolfiella caquetaense Uribe Vélez & Sauleda
- Rudolfiella floribunda (Schltr.) Hoehne
- Rudolfiella lindmaniana (Kraenzl.) Hoehne
- Rudolfiella peruviana D.E.Benn. & Christenson
- Rudolfiella picta (Schltr.) Hoehne
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Rudolfiella Hoehne | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
External links
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