Sievekingia | |
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Sievekingia reichenbachiana 1898 illustration |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Maxillarieae |
Subtribe: | Stanhopeinae |
Genus: |
Sievekingia Rchb. f. (1871) |
Type species | |
Sievekingia suavis Rchb. f. (1871) |
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Synonyms | |
Gorgoglossum F. Lehm. |
Gorgoglossum F. Lehm.
Sievekingia is a genus of orchid, comprising 20 species found in Central and South America, from Nicaragua east to the Guianas and south to Bolivia.
The following species are recognized as of June 2014: