Biography
Angel M. Andreetta, Italian-born Ecuadorian Salesian missionarian and orchidologist (Castions di Zoppola, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, 1920 – Yumancay, Paute Canton, Azuay Province 13 September 2011)
Discovered and described new species of Ecuadorian flora
Performed botanical collections in this country
DESCRIBED ORCHIDAE SPECIES (all with Luer except one)
Alaticaulia carolloi 1980
Alaticaulia descendens 1988
Alaticaulia don-quijote 1985
Alaticaulia draconis 1988
Alaticaulia excelsior 1981
Alaticaulia guerrieroi 1978
Alaticaulia mayaycu 1989
Alaticaulia pinocchio 1978
Alaticaulia portillae 1978
Alaticaulia virens 1980
Alaticaulia virgo-cuencae 1978
Dracula gigas 1978
Dracula hirsuta 1980
Dracula psyche 1978
Dracula ubangina 1978
Luzuma berthae 1989
Luzuma expers 1988
Luzuma machinanzae 1989
Luzuma sanchezii 1980
Masdevallia ampullacea 1979
Masdevallia bottae 1980
Masdevallia echinata 1978
Masdevallia eurygonaster 1988
Masdevallia glomerosa 1991
Masdevallia hirtzi 1982 with Dodson
Masdevallia instar 1978
Masdevallia morochoi 1989
Masdevallia norops 1978
Masdevallia os-viperae 1989
Masdevallia sanguinea 1980
Megema hercules 1988
Megema vidua 1989
Porroglossum dreisei 1991
Regalia goliath 1992
Regalia panguiensis 1983
Scaphosepalum triceratops 1988
Spilotantha pulcherrima 1980
Spilatantha sertula 1991
Trisetella sororia 1989
Trisetella strumosa 1989
HONORS
Subgenus Andreettaea Luer 1978 (Orchidaceae)