Orchidofunckia

Richard& Galeotti , in Ann. Sci . Nat. , ser. 3 , 3 (1845), 24.

Ornithocephaleae . II.Gr. orchis (orchid) , Funck (personal name). Named probably in honor of the Luxemburg artist and naturalist ,Nicolos Funck (1816- 1896) who made extensive plant collections in Middle and South America from 1835 to 1847 , in part in collaboration with Linden or with Schlim , in part alone ; he later served as director of the Zoological Gardens in Brussels and in Cologne.