Baskervilla is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of 10 species native to Central America and South America.[1]

Baskervilla
Baskervilla colombiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Cranichidinae
Genus: Baskervilla
Lindl. (1840)
Type species
Baskervilla assurgens

Species:

  1. Baskervilla assurgens Lindl. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  2. Baskervilla auriculata Garay - Ecuador, Bolivia
  3. Baskervilla boliviana T.Hashim - Bolivia
  4. Baskervilla colombiana Garay - Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela
  5. Baskervilla leptantha Dressler - Costa Rica
  6. Baskervilla machupicchuensis Nauray & Christenson - Peru
  7. Baskervilla paranaensis (Kraenzl.) Schltr. - Brazil
  8. Baskervilla pastasae Garay - Ecuador
  9. Baskervilla stenopetala Dressler - Panama
  10. Baskervilla venezuelana Garay & Dunst. - Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana

See also

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References

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  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart