Chloraea
Chloraea piquichen plate from Illustrations of Orchidaceous Plants
Type Species
Chloraea galeata
Chloraea is a genus of around fifty terrestrial species
Distribution [ ]
Plants of this genus is distributed through out south America.
Description [ ]
Plants in this genus have hairy roots and finger shaped tubers with hairy roots.
Culture [ ]
Naming [ ]
The genus is named after the greenish hue of flowers in this genus
Synonyms [ ]
Bieneria Rchb.f 1853
Geoblasta Barb. Rodr. 1891
Ulantha Hkr. 1830
Species [ ]
Chloraea alpina Poepp., 1833.
Chloraea apinnula (Gosewijn) Szlach., 2001.
Chloraea barbata Lindl., 1834.
Chloraea bella Hauman, 1920.
Chloraea bidentata (Poepp. & Endl.) M.N.Correa, 1969.
Chloraea biserialis Griseb., 1879.
Chloraea bletioides Lindl., 1827.
Chloraea boliviana (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl., 1904.
Chloraea calantha Kraenzl., 1906.
Chloraea castillonii Hauman, 1920.
Chloraea chica Speg. & Kraenzl. in F.W.L.Kraenzlin, 1904.
Chloraea chrysantha Poepp., 1833.
Chloraea cogniauxii Hauman, 1920.
Chloraea crispa Lindl., (1840.
Chloraea cristata Lindl., 1834.
Chloraea cuneata Lindl., 1840.
Chloraea cylindrostachya Poepp., 1833.
Chloraea deflexa Ravenna, 2001.
Chloraea densipapillosa C.Schweinf., 1941.
Chloraea disoides Lindl., 1827.
Chloraea disoides var. disoides .
Chloraea disoides var. picta (Phil. ex Kraenzl.) M.N.Correa, 1969.
Chloraea elegans M.N.Correa, 1969.
Chloraea fiebrigiana Kraenzl., 1906.
Chloraea fonckii Phil., 1858.
Chloraea galeata Lindl., 1827.
Chloraea gavilu Lindl., 1827.
Chloraea grandiflora Poepp., 1833.
Chloraea heteroglossa Rchb.f., 1850.
Chloraea lamellata Lindl.,1827.
Chloraea laxiflora Hauman, 1920.
Chloraea lechleri Lindl. in W.Lechler, 1857.
Chloraea longipetala Lindl., 1840.
Chloraea magellanica Hook.f., 1846.
Chloraea major Ravenna, 2001.
Chloraea membranacea Lindl., 1840.
Chloraea multiflora Lindl., 1827.
Chloraea multilineolata C.Schweinf., 1941.
Chloraea nudilabia Poepp., 1833.
Chloraea philippii Rchb.f., 1850.
Chloraea phoenicea Speg., 1897.
Chloraea piquichen (Lam.) Lindl., 1840.
Chloraea praecincta Speg. & Kraenzl. in F.W.L.Kraenzlin, 1904.
Chloraea prodigiosa Rchb.f., 1850.
Chloraea reticulata Schltr., 1918.
Chloraea septentrionalis M.N.Correa, 1969.
Chloraea speciosa Poepp., 1833.
Chloraea subpandurata Hauman, 1920.
Chloraea tectata Ravenna, 2001.
Chloraea undulata Raimondi ex Colunga, 1878.
Chloraea venosa Rchb.f., L1850.
Chloraea viridiflora Poepp., 1833.
Chloraea volkmannii Phil. ex Kraenzl., 1904.
External Links [ ]
Chloraea at CultureSheet.org