Fuertesiella

{{Short description|Genus of orchids}}

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| genus = Fuertesiella

| parent_authority = Schltr. in I.Urban

| species = pterichoides

| authority = Schltr. in I.Urban

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  • Cranichis grandiflora Ames & C.Schweinf.
  • Fuertesiella grandiflora (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Schltr.

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Fuertesiella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Fuertesiella pterichoides, native to Cuba and to the Dominican Republic.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=84879 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

See also

References

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  • {{aut|Schlechter, F.R.R.}}(1913) Symbolae Antillanae seu Fundamenta Florae Indiae Occidentalis 7: 492.
  • {{aut|Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N.}} (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 37 ff. Oxford University Press.
  • {{aut|Berg Pana, H.}} 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart