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Elleanthus
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Elleanthus

Elleanthus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. They are commonly known as tiger orchid. All the species are native to the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere (Mexico, Central America, South America, West Indies).

List of species in genus Elleanthus

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Calelyna

subgenusCalelyna

Amethetinoidaea

subgenusAmethetinoidaea

Cephaleleyna

sectionCephaleleyna

Hymenophora

subgenusHymenophora

Chloidelyna

subgenusChloidelyna

Stachydelyna

subgenusStachydelyna

Elleanthus dussii

speciesElleanthus dussii

Elleanthus

subgenusElleanthus

Elleanthus aureus

speciesElleanthus aureus

Elleanthus petrogeiton

speciesElleanthus petrogeiton

Elleanthus lancifolius

speciesElleanthus lancifolius

Ottophora

subgenusOttophora

Elleanthus conifer

speciesElleanthus conifer

Elleanthus loxensis

speciesElleanthus loxensis

Elleanthus albiflorus

speciesElleanthus albiflorus

Elleanthus amethystinoides

speciesElleanthus amethystinoides

Elleanthus ventricosus

speciesElleanthus ventricosus

Elleanthus jimenezii

speciesElleanthus jimenezii

Elleanthus scopula

speciesElleanthus scopula

Elleanthus kermesinus

speciesElleanthus kermesinus

Elleanthus linifolius

speciesElleanthus linifolius

Elleanthus bifarius

speciesElleanthus bifarius

Elleanthus cinnabarinus

speciesElleanthus cinnabarinus

Elleanthus cordidactylus

speciesElleanthus cordidactylus

Elleanthus ensatus

speciesElleanthus ensatus

Elleanthus porphyrocephalus

speciesElleanthus porphyrocephalus

Elleanthus wercklei

speciesElleanthus wercklei

Elleanthus gracilis

speciesElleanthus gracilis

Elleanthus muscicola

speciesElleanthus muscicola

Elleanthus columnaris

speciesElleanthus columnaris

Elleanthus strobilifer

speciesElleanthus strobilifer

Elleanthus ecuadorensis

speciesElleanthus ecuadorensis

Elleanthus malpighiiflorus

speciesElleanthus malpighiiflorus

Elleanthus teotepecensis

speciesElleanthus teotepecensis

Elleanthus embreei

speciesElleanthus embreei

Elleanthus kalbreyeri

speciesElleanthus kalbreyeri

Elleanthus rhizomatosus

speciesElleanthus rhizomatosus

Elleanthus rhodolepis

speciesElleanthus rhodolepis

Elleanthus roseus

speciesElleanthus roseus

Elleanthus ruizii

speciesElleanthus ruizii

Elleanthus scharfii

speciesElleanthus scharfii

Elleanthus setosus

speciesElleanthus setosus

Elleanthus steyermarkii

speciesElleanthus steyermarkii

Elleanthus stolonifer

speciesElleanthus stolonifer

Elleanthus tandapianus

speciesElleanthus tandapianus

Elleanthus tillandsioides

speciesElleanthus tillandsioides

Elleanthus tovarensis

speciesElleanthus tovarensis

Elleanthus venustus

speciesElleanthus venustus

Elleanthus vinosus

speciesElleanthus vinosus

Elleanthus wallnoeferi

speciesElleanthus wallnoeferi

Elleanthus weberbauerianus

speciesElleanthus weberbauerianus

Elleanthus yungasensis

speciesElleanthus yungasensis

Elleanthus ortizianus

speciesElleanthus ortizianus

Elleanthus peruvianus

speciesElleanthus peruvianus

Elleanthus sytsmae

speciesElleanthus sytsmae

Elleanthus ecallosus

speciesElleanthus ecallosus

Elleanthus dressleri

speciesElleanthus dressleri

Elleanthus cerrojefensis

speciesElleanthus cerrojefensis

Elleanthus archilae

speciesElleanthus archilae

Elleanthus escobarii

speciesElleanthus escobarii

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