Promenaea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 18 currently accepted species (including one that is apparently extinct), all endemic to Brazil.[1][2]
Promenaea | |
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Promenaea xanthina | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
Subtribe: | Zygopetalinae |
Genus: | Promenaea Lindl. |
Hybrids of orchids in Promenaea with orchids in other genera are placed in the following nothogenera:[3]