Elleanthus graminifolius

250Elleanthus graminifolius (fig. I)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Sobralieae
Genus: Elleanthus
Species: Elleanthus graminifolius

Name

Elleanthus graminifolius (Barb.Rodr.) Løjtnant, Bot. Not. 129: 447. (1977)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Adeneleuterophora graminifolia Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 171 (1882)
• Heterotypic
  • Elleanthus pusillus Schltr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 117 (1922)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Mexico Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Løjtnant, B. 1977. Botaniska Notiser 129 (4): 447–448, 450, f. 2.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Elleanthus graminifolius. Accessed: 2022 Jan 10.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Elleanthus graminifolius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 10. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Elleanthus graminifolius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Elleanthus graminifolius. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Elleanthus graminifolius. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jan 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Elleanthus graminifolius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

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