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Summary

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

As of November 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:

Image Scientific name Distribution Elevation (m) Caucaea alticola (Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase Ecuador 2,700–3,000 metres (8,900–9,800 ft) Caucaea andigena (Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase Ecuador 2,200–2,600 metres (7,200–8,500 ft) Caucaea caucana Szlach. & Kolan. Colombia 2,500–4,000 metres (8,200–13,100 ft) Caucaea colombiana Uribe Vélez, Sauleda & Szlach. Colombia Caucaea dodsoniana Szlach. & Kolan. Ecuador Caucaea duquei Szlach. & Kolan. Colombia Caucaea hernandezii (Königer) Kolan., Hirtz & Tobar Ecuador 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) Caucaea kunthiana H.Medina, J.Portilla & Hirtz Ecuador 3,000–3,500 metres (9,800–11,500 ft) Caucaea macrotyle (Königer & J.Portilla) Königer Ecuador Caucaea nubigena (Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru 2,500–3,500 metres (8,200–11,500 ft) Caucaea olivacea (Kunth) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase Ecuador, Colombia 2,300–3,960 metres (7,550–12,990 ft) Caucaea phalaenopsis (Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase Ecuador, Colombia 2,700–2,800 metres (8,900–9,200 ft) Caucaea pichinchae Szlach. & Kolan. Ecuador Caucaea pseudoandigena Szlach. & Kolan. Ecuador Caucaea radiata (Lindl.) Mansf. Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela 2,400–2,850 metres (7,870–9,350 ft) Caucaea sanguinolenta (Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) Caucaea tripterygia (Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase Ecuador, Peru 3,000 metres (9,800 ft)