Constantia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.[1] It contains 6 known species, all endemic to Brazil:[2][3]

  1. Constantia australis (Cogn.) Porto & Brade - Santa Catarina
  2. Constantia cipoensis Porto & Brade - Minas Gerais
  3. Constantia cristinae F.E.L.Miranda - Minas Gerais
  4. Constantia gutfreundiana Chiron & V.P.Castro - Minas Gerais
  5. Constantia microscopica F.E.L.Miranda - Minas Gerais
  6. Constantia rupestris Barb.Rodr. - Rio de Janeiro
Constantia
Constantia cipoensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Constantia
Barb.Rodr.
Type species
Constantia rupestris
Barb.Rodr.

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References

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  1. ^ Barbosa Rodrigues, João. 1877. Genera et Species Orchidearum Novarum 1: 78.
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart