Benzingia

Also known as Ackermania

Benzingia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to mountains of Central America and northwestern South America from Costa Rica to Peru.

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae

Observations recorded121

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Specimen records: 1
With media: 1
Family: Orchidaceae
Collections: SEL
Recorded in: Ecuador

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Zygopetalinae
Image: Benzingia caudata.jpg

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Commons gallery: Benzingia
taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Benzingia
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=1398
topic's main category: Category:Benzingia
Commons category: Benzingia
taxon common name: Бензинги

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Benzingia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to mountains of Central America and northwestern South America from Costa Rica to Peru.

== Species == nine species are recognized: Benzingia caudata (Ackerman) Dressler – Peru (Cordillera del Cóndor), Ecuador Benzingia cornuta (Garay) Dressler - Colombia, Ecuador Benzingia estradae (Dodson) Dodson - Ecuador Benzingia hajekii (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) Dressler – Peru Benzingia hirtzii Dodson - Ecuador (Esmeraldas) Benzingia jarae (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) Dressler – Peru Benzingia palorae (Dodson & Hirtz) Dressler - Colombia, Ecuador Benzingia reichenbachiana (Schltr.) Dressler - Costa Rica, Panama Benzingia thienii (Dodson) P.A.Harding - Ecuador

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