Galeottiella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Traditionally it had been included in subtribe Spiranthinae, but following molecular phylogenetic and morphological studies it is now placed in a subtribe on its own, Galeottiellinae.[1][2][3]

Galeottiella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Galeottiellinae
Salazar & M.W.Chase
Genus: Galeottiella
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Galeottiella is native to the mountain ranges of Mexico and adjacent Guatemala. It includes two known species (as of June 2014):[4]

References

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  1. ^ Rutkowski, P., J. Mytnik & D. L. Szlachetko. 2004. New taxa and new combinations in Mesoamerican Spiranthinae (Orchidaceae, Spirantheae). Annales Botanici Fennici 41(6): 471–477
  2. ^ Szlachetko, D. L. 1991. Genera and species of the subtribe Spiranthinae (Orchidaceae). Contribution to the revision of Galeottiella. Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica 36: 1–12.
  3. ^ Hágsater, E. & M. Soto. 2003. Orchids of Mexico. Icones Orchidacearum (México) 5–6: i–xxii, t. 501–t. 700.
  4. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  • Schlechter, F.R.R. (1920) Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt. Zweite Abteilung 37(2, Heft 3): 360–361.
  • Salazar, G.A., M.W. Chase and M.A. Soto Arenas. 2002. Galeottiellinae, a new subtribe and other nomenclatural changes in Spiranthinae (Orchidaceae, Cranichideae). Lindleyana 17: 172–176.
  • Salazar, G.A., M.W. Chase, M.A. Soto Arenas and M. Ingrouille. 2003. Phylogenetics of Cranichideae with emphasis on Spiranthinae (Orchidaceae, Orchidoideae): evidence from plastid and nuclear DNA sequences. American Journal of Botany 90: 777–795.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 59 ff. Oxford University Press.
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
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