Quekettia (plant)

Quekettia is a small genus of orchids classified in the subtribe Oncidiinae.

This genus is found in the humid lowlands of Brazil, the Guianas, Venezuela, Ecuador and Trinidad.

[2][3][4][5] The trade of these orchids is controlled to avoid use incompatible with species survival [6] The name commemorates the author and microscopist Edwin John Quekett.

[7] Species accepted as of June 2014:[2] moved to: Capanemia