Chloraea

Chloraea
Chloraea gavilu
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Chloraeinae
Genus: Chloraea
Lindl.
Type species
Chloraea virescens
(Willd.) Lindl.
Synonyms
  • Asarca Poepp. ex Lindl.
  • Ulantha Hook.
  • Bieneria Rchb.f.
  • Chileorchis Szlach.
  • Correorchis Szlach.

Chloraea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 52 recognized species, native to South America and to the Falkland Islands.

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