{{Short description|Genus of orchids}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Caucaea phalaenopsis.jpg | image_caption = ''Caucaea phalaenopsis'' | display_parents = 3 | taxon = Caucaea | authority = Schltr. | type_species_authority = (F. Lehm. & Kraenzl.)Schltr. | type_species = ''Caucaea obscura''<br>(syn of ''C. radiata)'' }}
'''''Caucaea''''' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern South America.<ref>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=36214 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref>
== List of species == {{As of|2024|November}}, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Distribution !! Elevation (m) |- | ||''Caucaea alticola'' <small>(Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase</small>||Ecuador ||{{convert|2700 - 3000|m|ft}} |- | ||''Caucaea andigena'' <small>(Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase</small> ||Ecuador ||{{convert|2200 - 2600|m|ft}} |- | ||''Caucaea caucana'' <small>Szlach. & Kolan.</small> ||Colombia ||{{convert|2500 - 4000|m|ft}} |- | ||''Caucaea colombiana'' <small>Uribe Vélez, Sauleda & Szlach.</small> ||Colombia || |- | ||''Caucaea dodsoniana'' <small>Szlach. & Kolan.</small> ||Ecuador || |- | ||''Caucaea duquei'' <small>Szlach. & Kolan.</small> ||Colombia || |- | ||''Caucaea hernandezii'' <small>(Königer) Kolan., Hirtz & Tobar</small> ||Ecuador ||{{convert|3000|m|ft}} |- | ||''Caucaea kunthiana'' <small>H.Medina, J.Portilla & Hirtz</small> ||Ecuador ||{{convert|3000 - 3500|m|ft}} |- | ||''Caucaea macrotyle'' <small>(Königer & J.Portilla) Königer</small>||Ecuador || |- |120px ||''Caucaea nubigena'' <small>(Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase</small>||Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru ||{{convert|2500 - 3500|m|ft}} |- | ||''Caucaea olivacea'' <small>(Kunth) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase</small>||Ecuador, Colombia ||{{convert|2300 - 3960|m|ft}} |- |120px ||''Caucaea phalaenopsis'' <small>(Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase</small>||Ecuador, Colombia ||{{convert|2700 - 2800|m|ft}} |- | ||''Caucaea pichinchae'' <small>Szlach. & Kolan.</small> ||Ecuador || |- | ||''Caucaea pseudoandigena'' <small>Szlach. & Kolan.</small> ||Ecuador || |- | ||''Caucaea radiata'' <small>(Lindl.) Mansf.</small>||Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela ||{{convert|2400 - 2850|m|ft}} |- |120px ||''Caucaea sanguinolenta'' <small>(Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase</small>||Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela ||{{convert|3000|m|ft}} |- | ||''Caucaea tripterygia'' <small>(Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase</small>||Ecuador, Peru ||{{convert|3000|m|ft}} |- |}
== See also == *List of Orchidaceae genera
== References == {{reflist}} * {{aut|Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N.}} (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 235 ff. Oxford University Press. * {{aut|Berg Pana, H.}} 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
== External links == * {{Commons-inline|2=''Caucaea''}} * {{Wikispecies-inline|Caucaea|''Caucaea''}}
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