Cheiradenia
{{Short description|Genus of orchids}}
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| image = Cochleanthes (=Warszewiczella) flabelliformis.jpg
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| genus = Cheiradenia
| parent_authority = Lindl.
| species = cuspidata
| authority = Lindl.
| synonyms = Cheiradenia imthurnii Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius
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Cheiradenia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Cheiradenia cuspidata, native to northern South America (Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, northern Brazil).[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=38679 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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References
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- 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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Category:Orchids of South America
Category:Monotypic Epidendroideae genera
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