Mesadenella
Mesadenella cuspidata type species
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Spiranthinae
Genus:	Mesadenella Pabst & Garay
Synonyms[1]
Garaya Szlach.

Mesadenella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of 7 known species, native to Mexico, Central America and South America:^[1]

1. Mesadenella angustisegmenta Garay – Venezuela, Ecuador
2. Mesadenella atroviridis (Barb.Rodr.) Garay – Brazil
3. Mesadenella cuspidata (Lindl.) Garay – from Colombia east to Guyana and south to Argentina
4. Mesadenella meeae R.J.V.Alves – Brazil
5. Mesadenella peruviana Garay – Peru
6. Mesadenella tonduzii (Schltr.) Pabst & Garay – from southern Mexico south to Nicaragua; also Pará region of Brazil
7. Mesadenella variegata D.E.Benn. & Christenson – Peru

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Pabst, G.F.J. & Garay, L.A. (1953) Archivos do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro 12: 207–208.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 222 ff. Oxford University Press.
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

External links

• Media related to Mesadenella at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Mesadenella at Wikispecies

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