The endemic orchid genera of the Antilles

Authors

  • Mark A. Nir Department of Systematics, The New York Botanical Garden Bronx, NY 10458, U.S.A.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v3i2.23001

Abstract

In the Antillean Archipelago there are more than 600 species of orchids in about 120 genera. Of them about 90 species belong to 14 endemic genera. The Antillean genera are purely a Greater Antilles phe- nomenon. Only three species extend into Florida and three into the Lesser Antilles 

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Published

2016-02-01

How to Cite

Nir, M. A. (2016). The endemic orchid genera of the Antilles. Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v3i2.23001