Dresslerella

Dresslerella
Dresslerella pilosissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Pleurothallidinae
Genus:	Dresslerella Luer (1976)

Dresslerella is a genus of miniature orchids, with about 13 species native to South and Central America. The genus is named after orchidologist Robert L. Dressler. Some species are noted to be pubescent.

List of species

1. Dresslerella archilae Luer & Béhar, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 140 (1995).
2. Dresslerella caesariata Luer, Selbyana 2: 185 (1978).
3. Dresslerella cloesii Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 103: 277 (2005).
4. Dresslerella elvallensis Luer, Selbyana 3: 2 (1976).
5. Dresslerella hirsutissima (C.Schweinf.) Luer, Selbyana 2: 185 (1978).
6. Dresslerella hispida (L.O.Williams) Luer, Selbyana 3: 4 (1976).
7. Dresslerella lasiocampa Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 103: 278 (2005).
8. Dresslerella pertusa (Dressler) Luer, Selbyana 3: 6 (1976).
9. Dresslerella pilosissima (Schltr.) Luer, Selbyana 2: 185 (1978).
10. Dresslerella portillae Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 88: 102 (2002).
11. Dresslerella powellii (Ames) Luer, Selbyana 3: 8 (1976).
12. Dresslerella sijmiana Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 88: 103 (2002).
13. Dresslerella stellaris Luer & R.Escobar, Selbyana 2: 188 (1978).

References

• Luer, C.A. (1976) Selbyana 3(1): 1.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006) Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 352 ff. Oxford University Press.

External links

• Media related to Dresslerella at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Dresslerella at Wikispecies