Seegeriella

Seegeriella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Oncidiinae
Genus: Seegeriella
Senghas

Seegeriella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae.[1]

It is native to Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru in western South America.[1]

The genus name of Seegeriella is in honour of Hans Gerhard Seeger (b. 1939), German gardener at botanical gardens in Göttingen, Hanover and Heidelberg.[2] It was first described and published in J. Orchideenfr. Vol.4 on page 190 in 1997.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Seegeriella Senghas | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.