Zelenkoa

Zelenkoa is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Zelenkoa onusta, native to Ecuador and Peru.^[1][2]

Zelenkoa
Inflorescences
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Cymbidieae
Subtribe:	Oncidiinae
Genus:	Zelenkoa M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams
Species:	Z. onusta
Binomial name
Zelenkoa onusta (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams
Synonyms
Oncidium onustum Lindl.

Zelenkoa onusta is an epiphytic desert orchid, that survives in the harsh conditions of dry forests in southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru between sea level and 1200 meters, growing on trees and cacti.^[2] Flowers are 2.cm wide.^[2]

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera