Caucaea


Caucaea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern South America.

List of species

, Plants of [the World Online] accepted the following species:
ImageScientific nameDistributionElevation
Caucaea alticola N.H.Williams & M.W.ChaseEcuador
Caucaea andigena N.H.Williams & M.W.ChaseEcuador
Caucaea caucana Szlach. & Kolan.Colombia
Caucaea colombiana Uribe Vélez, Sauleda & Szlach.Colombia
Caucaea dodsoniana Szlach. & Kolan.Ecuador
Caucaea duquei Szlach. & Kolan.Colombia
Caucaea hernandezii Kolan., Hirtz & TobarEcuador
Caucaea kunthiana H.Medina, J.Portilla & HirtzEcuador
Caucaea macrotyle KönigerEcuador
Caucaea nubigena N.H.Williams & M.W.ChaseEcuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru
Caucaea olivacea N.H.Williams & M.W.ChaseEcuador, Colombia
Caucaea phalaenopsis N.H.Williams & M.W.ChaseEcuador, Colombia
Caucaea pichinchae Szlach. & Kolan.Ecuador
Caucaea pseudoandigena Szlach. & Kolan.Ecuador
Caucaea radiata Mansf.Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
Caucaea sanguinolenta N.H.Williams & M.W.ChaseEcuador, Colombia, Venezuela
Caucaea tripterygia N.H.Williams & M.W.ChaseEcuador, Peru