Comparettia
Comparettia macroplectron
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Cymbidieae
Subtribe:	Oncidiinae
Genus:	Comparettia Lindl.
Type species
Comparettia falcata Poepp. et Endl.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Diadenium Poepp. & Endl Chaenanthe Lindl. Scelochilus Klotzsch Neokoehleria Schltr. Scelochiloides Dodson & M.W.Chase Stigmatorthos M.W.Chase & D.E.Benn Pfitzeria Senghas Scelochilopsis Dodson & M.W.Chase

Comparettia, abbreviated Comp in the horticultural trade,^[3] is a genus of orchids. It consists about 50-70 species, native to tropical America. They occur in Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and in northern South America as far south as Brazil and Bolivia, although they are particularly common in the Andes. The genus has grown markedly in recent years due to many species being transferred from other genera.^[2][4]

Selected species

References

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 248 ff. Oxford University Press.

External links

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

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