Quisqueya (plant)

Quisqueya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Alliance: Encyclia
Genus: Quisqueya
Dod
Species
  • Quisqueya ekmanii
  • Quisqueya fuertesii
  • Quisqueya holdridgei
  • Quisqueya karstii

Quisqueya is a genus of orchids, (family Orchidaceae), consisting of four species endemic to the island of Hispaniola of the Greater Antilles. The genus was established in 1979 by Donald Dungan Dod. Its name is derived from the Taino name for Hispaniola.

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