Benzingia


Benzingia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to mountains of Central America and northwestern South America from Costa Rica to Peru.

Species

nine species are recognized:
  1. Benzingia caudata Dressler – Peru, Ecuador
  2. Benzingia cornuta Dressler - Colombia, Ecuador
  3. Benzingia estradae Dodson - Ecuador
  4. Benzingia hajekii Dressler – Peru
  5. Benzingia hirtzii Dodson - Ecuador
  6. Benzingia jarae Dressler – Peru
  7. Benzingia palorae Dressler - Colombia, Ecuador
  8. Benzingia reichenbachiana Dressler - Costa Rica, Panama
  9. Benzingia thienii P.A.Harding - Ecuador