title: Esmeralda (plant)
text: # Esmeralda (plant)
  
  Esmeralda is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains three recognized species, native to southern China, the Himalayas, and northern Southeast Asia.
  
  * Esmeralda bella Rchb.f. - Tibet, Yunnan, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Assam, Bhutan
  * Esmeralda cathcartii (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Nepal, Assam, Bhutan, Sikkim
  * Esmeralda clarkei Rchb.f. - Yunnan, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Assam, Bhutan, Hainan, Vietnam
  