Gunnarella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It and another orchid genus, Seidenfadenia, are named for Danish botanist Gunnar Seidenfaden.[1] It contains 10 known species, native to New Guinea, New Caledonia and to other nearby islands in the Pacific.[2]

  1. Gunnarella aymardii (N.Hallé) Senghas - New Caledonia
  2. Gunnarella begaudii (N.Hallé) Senghas - New Caledonia
  3. Gunnarella brigittae (N.Hallé) Senghas - New Caledonia
  4. Gunnarella carinata (J.J.Sm.) Senghas - New Guinea
  5. Gunnarella florenciae (N.Hallé) Senghas - New Caledonia
  6. Gunnarella gracilis (Schltr.) Senghas - New Guinea
  7. Gunnarella laxa (Schltr.) Senghas - Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands
  8. Gunnarella nambana B.A.Lewis - Vanuatu
  9. Gunnarella neocaledonica (Rendle) Senghas - New Caledonia
  10. Gunnarella robertsii (Schltr.) Senghas - New Caledonia, New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands
Gunnarella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Gunnarella
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References

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  1. ^ Hansen, Eric (2000). Orchid Fever. London: Methuen Publishing Ltd. p. 214. ISBN 0413747409.
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families