Fuertesiella

Fuertesiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Cranichidinae
Genus: Fuertesiella
Schltr. in I.Urban
Species:
F. pterichoides
Binomial name
Fuertesiella pterichoides
Schltr. in I.Urban
Synonyms[1]
  • Cranichis grandiflora Ames & C.Schweinf.
  • Fuertesiella grandiflora (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Schltr.

Fuertesiella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Fuertesiella pterichoides, native to Cuba and to the Dominican Republic.[1]