Capanemia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 recognized species, all from South America: 1. \n* Capanemia adelaidae Porto & Brade - Brazil 2. \n* Capanemia brachycion (Griseb.) Schltr. - Rio Grande do Sul, northern and eastern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay 3. \n* Capanemia carinata Barb.Rodr. - Minas Gerais, São Paulo 4. \n* Capanemia gehrtii Hoehne - Brazil 5. \n* Capanemia micromera Barb.Rodr. - Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay 6. \n* Capanemia paranaensis Schltr. - Paraná 7. \n* Capanemia pygmaea (Kraenzl.) Schltr. - Brazil, probably extinct 8. \n* Capanemia superflua (Rchb.f.) Garay - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay 9. \n* Capanemia theresae Barb.Rodr. - Brazil