Benzingia | |
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Benzingia caudata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
Subtribe: | Zygopetalinae |
Genus: | Benzingia Dodson[1] |
Type species | |
Benzingia hirtzii Dodson
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Synonyms[1] | |
Ackermania Dodson & R.Escobar, illegitimate |
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.[1][2]
As of May 2012[update] nine species are recognized:[1]