Comparettia, abbreviated Comp in the horticultural trade,[3] is a genus of orchids. It consists about 50-70 species, native to tropical America. They occur in Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and in northern South America as far south as Brazil and Bolivia, although they are particularly common in the Andes. The genus has grown markedly in recent years due to many species being transferred from other genera.[2][4]
| Comparettia | |
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| Comparettia macroplectron | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
| Genus: | Comparettia Lindl. |
| Type species | |
| Comparettia falcata Poepp. et Endl.[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Selected species edit
References edit
- ^ Poeppig, Eduard Friedrich & Endlicher, Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus. 1836. Nova Genera ac Species Plantarum quas in Regno Chilensi Peruviano 1: 42.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ http://www.rhs.org.uk/RHSWebsite/files/87/87be8b1e-908e-4e04-9ee6-30c438354458.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ Chase, Mark Wayne & Williams, Norris Hagan. 2008. Lindleyana; Scientific Journal of the American Orchid Society 21(3): 27-30.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 248 ff. Oxford University Press.
External links edit
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