Manniella (plant)

Manniella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Manniellineae
Schltr.
Genus: Manniella
Rchb.f., 1881
Type species
Manniella gustavi
Rchb.f., 1881
Species

Manniella is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Orchidoideae.

It consists of two species: the type species Manniella gustavi Rchb.f. and Manniella cypripedioides, Salazar & al., both from West Africa. Because of its phylogenetic position as the sister of Neotropical subtribes Cranichidinae s.l. and Spiranthinae, its status as the sole genus in the subtribe Manniellineae is justified on evolutionary grounds.

The genus is named after Gustav Mann