Clowesia
Sign in to saveClowesia is a genus of the family Orchidaceae. Species of this genus are epiphytic and contain many pseudobulbs with several internodes. The leaves of this plant are arranged alternatively in two vertical rows on opposite sides of the rachis. Clowesia has a simple gullet flower that allows for pollination by male euglossine bees. The flowers are often unisexual and contain a viscidium.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
Native toBelize, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast
Clowesia is een geslacht van orchideeën uit de onderfamilie Epidendroideae, afgescheiden van het geslacht Catasetum. Het zijn epifytische planten van vochtige tropische regenwouden uit Midden- en Zuid-Amerika, die in tegenstelling tot Catasetum eenhuizig zijn, dus tweeslachtige bloemen dragen.
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Clowesia is a genus of the family Orchidaceae. Species of this genus are epiphytic and contain many pseudobulbs with several internodes. The leaves of this plant are arranged alternatively in two vertical rows on opposite sides of the rachis. Clowesia has a simple gullet flower that allows for pollination by male euglossine bees. The flowers are often unisexual and contain a viscidium.
==Species== Seven species of this genus are currently recognized, all native to southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Name !! Distribution !! Elevation (m) |- |120px ||Clowesia amazonica K.G.Lacerda & V.P.Castro ||Venezuela, Ecuador, northern Brazil|| 200 - 800 meters |- | ||Clowesia dodsoniana E.Aguirre ||Chiapas, Oaxaca|| 100 - 600 meters |- | ||Clowesia glaucoglossa (Rchb.f.) Dodson ||Michoacán|| 520 - 1200 meters |- |120px ||Clowesia rosea Lindl. ||Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca|| |- |120px ||Clowesia russelliana (Hook.) Dodson ||Chiapas, Central America, Venezuela|| 600 - 1000 meters |- |120px ||Clowesia thylaciochila (Lem.) Dodson ||Chiapas, Oaxaca|| 600 - 1200 meters |- |120px ||Clowesia warczewiczii (Lindl. & Paxton) Dodson ||Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Suriname, Ecuador, northern Brazil|| 70 - 500 meters |- |}