Dresslerella (dress-ler-EL-lah) is a genus named after the prominent investigator of orchids, Robert Dressler.  The eight or so species from Central America and northwestern South America have thick, heavy, more or less hairy leaves and single flowers with fuzzy sepals.

Subgenus Dresslerella

    Dresslerella archilae Luer & Behar

    Dresslerella caesariata Luer

    Dresslerella cloesii Luer

    Dresslerella elvallense Luer

    Dresslerella hispida (L.O.Williams) Luer

    Dresslerella pertusa (Dressler) Luer

    Dresslerella powellii (Ames) Luer

    Dresslerella stellaris Luer & Escobar

Subgenus Pilositas

    Dresslerella hirsutissima (C.Schweinf.) Luer

    Dresslerella lasiocampa Luer & Hirtz

    Dresslerella pilosissima (Schltr.) Luer

    Dresslerella portillae Luer & Hirtz

    Dresslerella sijmiana Luer

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