Kraenzlinella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, first described as a genus in 1903. It is native to S Mexico, Central America, and South America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesPridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Species Kraenzlinella anfracta (Luer) Luer - Tolima region in Colombia Kraenzlinella echinocarpa (C.Schweinf.) Luer - Peru, Ecuador Kraenzlinella erinacea (Rchb.f.) Solano - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia Kraenzlinella gigantea (Lindl.) Luer - Peru Kraenzlinella hintonii (L.O.Williams) Solano - Guerrero Kraenzlinella lappago (Luer) Luer - El Oro + Napo Provinces in Ecuador Kraenzlinella phrynoglossa (Luer & Hirtz) Luer - Azuay Province in Ecuador Kraenzlinella rinkei Luer - Costa Rica Kraenzlinella sigmoidea (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Luer - Costa Rica Kraenzlinella tunguraguae (F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.) Kuntze ex Engl. & Prantl - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

formerly included and moved to other genera Anathallis Echinosepala Specklinia Kraenzlinella platyrachis (Rolfe) Rolfe = Specklinia pfavii (Rchb.f.) Pupulin & Karremans Kraenzlinella shuarii (Luer) Luer = Echinosepala shuarii (Luer) Luer Kraenzlinella smaragdina (Luer) Luer = Anathallis smaragdina (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase

See also List of Orchidaceae genera

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