Galeandra
| Galeandra | |
|---|---|
| Galeandra styllomisantha | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Catasetinae |
| Genus: | Galeandra Lindl.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Galeandra baueri Lindl.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Galeandra, abbreviated as Gal in horticultural trade, is a genus of about 40 species of orchids native to South America, Central America, the West Indies and Florida.
Species
As of December 2025, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 41 species:[1]
- Galeandra arundinis Garay & G.A.Romero
- Galeandra badia Garay & G.A.Romero
- Galeandra batemanii Rolfe
- Galeandra baueri Lindl.
- Galeandra beyrichii Rchb.f.
- Galeandra bicarinata G.A.Romero & P.M.Br.
- Galeandra biloba Garay
- Galeandra blanchetii E.S.Rand
- Galeandra blattiodora G.A.Romero & C.Gómez
- Galeandra camptoceras Schltr.
- Galeandra carnevaliana G.A.Romero & Warford
- Galeandra claesii Cogn.
- Galeandra curvifolia Barb.Rodr.
- Galeandra devoniana R.H.Schomb. ex Lindl.
- Galeandra dives Rchb.f. & Warsz.
- Galeandra duidensis Garay & G.A.Romero
- Galeandra graminoides Barb.Rodr.
- Galeandra greenwoodiana Warford
- Galeandra harveyana Rchb.f.
- Galeandra huebneri Schltr.
- Galeandra hysterantha Barb.Rodr.
- Galeandra junceaoides Barb.Rodr.
- Galeandra lacustris Barb.Rodr.
- Galeandra lagoensis Rchb.f. & Warm.
- Galeandra leptoceras Schltr.
- Galeandra levyae Garay
- Galeandra macroplectra G.A.Romero & Warford
- Galeandra magnicolumna G.A.Romero & Warford
- Galeandra minax Rchb.f.
- Galeandra montana Barb.Rodr.
- Galeandra multifoliata Walth.Zimm.
- Galeandra nivalis Mast.
- Galeandra paraguayensis Cogn.
- Galeandra pilosocolumna (C.Schweinf.) D.E.Benn. & Christenson
- Galeandra santarena S.H.N.Monteiro & J.B.F.Silva
- Galeandra schmidtii V.P.Castro
- Galeandra schunkii V.P.Castro & Chiron
- Galeandra sobralioides Archila & Chiron
- Galeandra stangeana Rchb.f.
- Galeandra styllomisantha (Vell.) Hoehne
- Galeandra xerophila Hoehne
References
- ^ a b c "Galeandra Lindl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
- Lindley, J. (1832) Illustrations of Orchidaceous Plants sub pl. 8.
- 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.