Claderia

Claderia
Claderia viridiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Eulophiinae
Genus: Claderia
Hook.f.
Type species
Claderia viridiflora
Hook.f.

Claderia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Only two species are known, both epiphytes native to southeast Asia and New Guinea.[1]

  • Claderia papuana Schltr. - New Guinea and possibly the Philippines
  • Claderia viridiflora Hook.f. - Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Sulawesi. Reported also from Cambodia, Java and New Guinea but these sitings are unconfirmed.