Coelia


Coelia is a genus of orchids |family] Orchidaceae, tribe. It had previously been tentatively [classified as the only genus of the subtribe Coeliinae of the tribe Epidendreae.

Species

It contains 5 species, native to Mexico, Central America and the West Indies.
ImageScientific nameDistribution
Coelia bella Rchb. f.Chiapas, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica
Coelia densiflora RolfeChiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
Coelia guatemalensis Rchb.f. in W.G.WalpersChiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
Coelia macrostachya Lindl. in G.BenthamChiapas, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Veracruz
Coelia triptera G.Don ex Steud.Chiapas, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Puebla, Tabasco, Guatemala, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico