Leochilus

Leochilus
Leochilus oncidioides
1841 illustration[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Oncidiinae
Genus: Leochilus
Knowles & Westc.
Synonyms[2]
  • Cryptosanus Scheidw
  • Papperitzia Rchb.f.
  • Leiochilus Benth.
  • Hybochilus Schltr.
  • Goniochilus M.W.Chase

Leochilus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America, northern South America, the West Indies and Florida.[2]

  1. Leochilus carinatus (Knowles & Westc.) Lindl. - Oaxaca, Veracruz
  2. Leochilus crocodiliceps (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler - Jalisco, Colima
  3. Leochilus hagsateri M.W.Chase - Oaxaca
  4. Leochilus inconspicuus (Kraenzl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Costa Rica
  5. Leochilus johnstonii Ames & Correll - from Oaxaca south to Nicaragua
  6. Leochilus labiatus (Sw.) Kuntze - from Oaxaca south to Brazil; also West Indies and Florida
  7. Leochilus leiboldii Rchb.f. - Oaxaca, Veracruz
  8. Leochilus leochilinus (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
  9. Leochilus oncidioides Knowles & Westc. - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
  10. Leochilus puertoricensis M.W.Chase - Puerto Rico, St. Lucia
  11. Leochilus scriptus (Scheidw.) Rchb.f. - from southern Mexico south to Ecuador; also Cuba, Trinidad, Dominican Republic
  12. Leochilus tricuspidatus (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler - Costa Rica, Panama

See also

References

  1. ^ Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) del., Swan sc. - "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" 67 (N.S. 14) pl. 3845
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  • Knowles, G.B. & Westcott, F. (1838) Floral Cabinet 2: 143.
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 283 ff. Oxford University Press.


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