Gavilea

Gavilea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands), Argentina and the Falkland Islands.^[1]

Gavilea
Gavilea venosa (type species)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Chloraeinae
Genus:	Gavilea Poepp.

Species

The genus Gavilea contains the following known species:

1. Gavilea araucana (Phil.) M.N.Correa - Chile, Argentina
2. Gavilea australis (Skottsb.) M.N.Correa - Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego
3. Gavilea cardioglossa (Reiche) Martic. - Chile
4. Gavilea gladysiae Chemisquy - Chile, Argentina
5. Gavilea glandulifera (Poepp. & Endl.) M.N.Correa - Chile, Argentina
6. Gavilea insularis M.N.Correa - Juan Fernández Islands
7. Gavilea kingii (Hook.f.) M.N.Correa - southern Chile
8. Gavilea litoralis (Phil.) M.N.Correa - southern Chile, southern Argentina, Falkland Islands
9. Gavilea longibracteata (Lindl.) Sparre ex L.E.Navas - Chile
10. Gavilea lutea (Comm. ex Pers.) M.N.Correa - Chile, Argentina
11. Gavilea odoratissima Poepp. - Chile, Argentina
12. Gavilea platyantha (Rchb.f.) Ormerod - Chile, Argentina
13. Gavilea supralabellata M.N.Correa - Chile, Argentina
14. Gavilea trullata Ormerod - Chile, Argentina
15. Gavilea venosa (Lam.) Garay & Ormerod - Chile
16. Gavilea wittei (Hicken) Ormerod - Chile, Argentina

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera