Galeandra

{{Short description|Genus of orchids}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Galeandra styllomisantha - fl.jpg

| image_caption = Galeandra styllomisantha

| display_parents = 3

| taxon = Galeandra

| authority = Lindl.

| type_species = Galeandra baueri

| type_species_authority = Lindl.

|}}

Galeandra, abbreviated as Gal in horticultural trade, is a genus of 37 known species of orchids native to South America, Central America, the West Indies and Florida.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=85142 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

Species

References

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  • {{aut|Lindley, J.}} (1832) Illustrations of Orchidaceous Plants sub pl. 8.
  • {{aut|Pridgeon, A.M. , Cribb, P., Chase, M.W., and Rasmussen, F.N.}} (Eds) (2009) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part 2): Epidendroideae, 29 ff. Oxford: Oxford University Press.