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Clowesia

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Clowesia
Clowesia amazonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Catasetinae
Genus: Clowesia
Lindl.
Type species
Clowesia rosea
Lindl.
Synonyms[1]

Warczewitzia Skinner ex Lindl.

Clowesia is a genus of the family Orchidaceae. Species of this genus are epiphytic and contain many pseudobulbs with several internodes. The leaves of this plant are arranged alternatively in two vertical rows on opposite sides of the rachis. Clowesia has a simple gullet flower that allows for pollination by male euglossine bees. The flowers are often unisexual and contain a viscidium.

Species

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Seven species of this genus are currently recognized, all native to southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.[1]

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Clowesia amazonica K.G.Lacerda & V.P.Castro Venezuela, Ecuador, northern Brazil 200 - 800 meters
Clowesia dodsoniana E.Aguirre Chiapas, Oaxaca 100 - 600 meters
Clowesia glaucoglossa (Rchb.f.) Dodson Michoacán 520 - 1200 meters
Clowesia rosea Lindl. Michoacán, Guerrero, Oaxaca
Clowesia russelliana (Hook.) Dodson Chiapas, Central America, Venezuela 600 - 1000 meters
Clowesia thylaciochila (Lem.) Dodson Chiapas, Oaxaca 600 - 1200 meters
Clowesia warczewiczii (Lindl. & Paxton) Dodson Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Suriname, Ecuador, northern Brazil 70 - 500 meters

Hybrids

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Clowesia is in the subtribe Catasetinae, and can be hybridized with the genus Catasetum, giving Clowesetum, and other genera auch as Cycnoches and Mormodes.

References

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  • Dressler, Robert L. The Orchids: Natural History and Classification. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1981.
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  • Media related to Clowesia at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Clowesia at Wikispecies