Cavendishia

Taxobox
name = "Cavendishia"

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image_caption = "Cavendishia complectens"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
subclassis = Asteridae
ordo = Ericales
familia = Ericaceae
genus = "Cavendishia"
genus_authority = Lindl.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =About 100

"Cavendishia" is a genus of about 100 species of woody perennial plants, many of which are epiphytic. The genus is native to tropical South America and Central America.

elected species

*"Cavendishia bracteata"
*"Cavendishia complectens"
*"Cavendishia cordifolia"
*"Cavendishia crassifolia"
*"Cavendishia martii"
*"Cavendishia pubescens"
*"Cavendishia tarapotana"

References

* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genform.pl Germplasm Resources Information Network: "Cavendishia"]