Saundersia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Saundersia
Species: (2)
S. mirabilis – S. paniculata
Name

Saundersia Rchb.f., Bot. Congr. Lond.: 120 (1866)

Type species: Saundersia mirabilis Rchb.f., Bot. Congr. Lond.: 120 (1866)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Southern America
Brazil
Brazil Southeast.

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 352 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
Reichenbach, H.G. 1866. The International Horticultural Exhibition, and Botanical Congress, held in London, from May 22nd to May 31st, 1866: Report of Proceedings, 120.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Saundersia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 July 24. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Saundersia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 July 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Saundersia. Published online. Accessed: 24 July 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Saundersia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 July 24.
Tropicos.org 2019. Saundersia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 July 24.

Vernacular names

Saundersia is a genus of epiphytic orchids endemic to Brazil. It contains two species accepted as of June 2014:[1][2][3][4][5]

Saundersia mirabilis Rchb.f., Bot. Congr. Lond.: 120 (1866).
Saundersia paniculata Brade, Arq. Serv. Florest. 1(2): 1 (1941).

References

Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach. 1866. Report on the Proceedings of the International Horticultural Exhibition Botanical Congress London 120
Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
The Plant List, Saundersia
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.