Caucaea

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Caucaea
Overview of species (16)

C. alticola – C. andigena – C. caucana – C. dodsoniana – C. duquei – C. hernandezii – C. kunthiana – C. macrotyle – C. nubigena – C. olivacea – C. phalaenopsis – C. pichinchae – C. pseudoandigena – C. radiata – C. sanguinolenta – C. tripterygia
Name

Caucaea Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 7: 189 (1920)

Type species: Caucaea radiata (Lindl.) Mansf., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 35: 343 (1934)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Abola Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 4: 30 (1853), nom. illeg.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela.
Western South America
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 235 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
Schlechter, F.R.R. 1920. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 7: 189.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Caucaea. Accessed: 2021 Apr 20.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Caucaea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 20. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Caucaea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 20. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Caucaea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Caucaea. Published online. Accessed: 20 Apr 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Caucaea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Apr 20.

Vernacular names

перем коми: Каукэа
коми: Каукэа
мокшень: Каукэа
олык марий: Каукэа
кырык мары: Каукэа
удмурт: Каукэа

Caucaea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern South America.[1]

Caucaea alticola (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
Caucaea andigena (Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
Caucaea macrotyle (Königer & J.Portilla) Königer - Ecuador
Caucaea nubigena (Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru
Caucaea olivacea (Kunth) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia
Caucaea phalaenopsis (Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia
Caucaea radiata (Lindl.) Mansf. - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
Caucaea sanguinolenta (Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
Caucaea tripterygia (Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Peru