| Anguloa | |
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| Anguloa clowesii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Maxillariinae |
| Genus: | Anguloa Ruíz & Pav. |
| Type species | |
| Anguloa uniflora Ruíz & Pav.
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Anguloa, commonly known as tulip orchids, is a small orchid genus closely related to Lycaste. Its abbreviation in horticulture is Ang. This genus was described by José Antonio Pavón and Hipólito Ruiz López in 1798. They named it in honor of Francisco de Angulo, Director-General of Mines of Spain.[1]
This genus is found on the forest floor at high elevations from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru.[2][3][4] Anguloa is closely related to Lycaste and Ida, and can hybridize with Lycaste.[5]
- ^ Angulo, Francisco. DB~e. La Real Academia de la Historia. [1]
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Oakeley, Henry F. (1999) Anguloa: The species, the hybrids and a checklist of Angulocastes. Orchid Digest 63(4: Supplement) 1–32. Online version
- ^ Dr. Henry F. Oakeley, 2008 : Lycaste, Ida and Anguloa: The Essential Guide
- ^ Oakeley, Henry (2005). "522. ANGULOA TOGNETTIAE: Orchidaceae". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 22 (1): 63–70. ISSN 1355-4905.