Ligeophila

Ligeophila is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is widespread across much of Latin America from southern Mexico to northern Argentina.^[1]

1. Ligeophila amazonica Garay - Venezuela
2. Ligeophila bicornuta (Cogn.) Garay - Brazil
3. Ligeophila clavigera (Rchb.f.) Garay - from southern Mexico to central Brazil
4. Ligeophila gavilanensis Ormerod & G.A.Romero - Venezuela
5. Ligeophila jamesonii Garay - Colombia, Ecuador
6. Ligeophila juruenensis (Hoehne) Garay - from Venezuela and Suriname south to Argentina
7. Ligeophila lutea Garay - Ecuador
8. Ligeophila macarenae Ormerod - Colombia
9. Ligeophila rosea (Lindl.) Garay - from Colombia south to Argentina
10. Ligeophila stigmatoptera (Rchb.f.) Garay - Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Brazil BZN
11. Ligeophila umbraticola Garay - - Colombia, Brazil, Peru
12. Ligeophila unicornis Ormerod - Venezuela

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Garay, L.A. (1977) Bradea, Boletim do Herbarium Bradeanum 2(28): 194–196, f. 1C, 2A.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 114 ff. Oxford University Press.
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart