Chondrorhyncha

Chondrorhyncha
Chondrorhyncha hirtzii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Cymbidieae
Subtribe:	Zygopetalinae
Genus:	Chondrorhyncha Lindl.
Type species
Chondrorhyncha flaveola (Linden & Rchb. f. ex Rchb. f.) Garay.

Chondrorhyncha is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. At the present time 7 species are recognized, though many more names have been proposed. All species are native to Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador.

1. Chondrorhyncha hirtzii Dodson - Ecuador
2. Chondrorhyncha inedita Dressler & Dalström - Colombia
3. Chondrorhyncha macronyx Kraenzl. - Colombia
4. Chondrorhyncha panguensis Dodson ex P.A.Harding - Ecuador
5. Chondrorhyncha rosea Lindl. - Colombia, Venezuela
6. Chondrorhyncha suarezii Dodson - Ecuador
7. Chondrorhyncha velastiguii Dodson - Ecuador

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

Wikispecies has information related to Chondrorhyncha.

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

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