Teagueia

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Teagueia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Teagueia
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Selected Species
  • Teagueia lehmannii
  • Teagueia phasmida
  • Teagueia rex
  • Teagueia teaguei
  • Teagueia tentaculata
  • Teagueia zeus

Teagueia is a genus of 6 species of unusual orchid, established by Carl Luer. Three species are endemic to Colombia and three are endemic to Ecuador. They are found at high altitudes in the Andes.

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