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Chloraea

Chloraea piquichen print
Chloraea piquichen plate from
Illustrations of Orchidaceous Plants

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
SubTribe: Chloraeinae
Alliance:
Genus: Chloraea
Lindl. 1827
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[]

  1. Bieneria Rchb.f 1853
  2. Geoblasta Barb. Rodr. 1891
  3. 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[]

CulturesheetsChloraea at CultureSheet.org

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