Benzingia

Benzingia caudata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Zygopetalinae
Genus: Benzingia

Overview of species (11)

B. caudata – B. chocoensis – B. cornuta – B. elvirae – B. estradae – B. hajekii – B. hirtzii – B. jarae – B. palorae – B. reichenbachiana – B. thienii

Name

Benzingia Dodson, Lankesteriana 9: 526 (2010)

• Type species: Benzingia hirtzii Dodson, Lankesteriana 9: 527 (2010)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Ackermania Dodson & R.Escobar, Orquideologia 18: 202 (1993), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America Costa Rica, Panama. Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Dodson, C.H. 2010. Lankesteriana, 9(3): 526–527.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 467 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  

Additional references

• Harding, P.A. (2008) Huntleyas and Related Orchids. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Benzingia. Accessed: 2021 Mar 8.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Benzingia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 8. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Benzingia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 8. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Benzingia. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 8. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Benzingia. Published online. Accessed 8 Mar 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Benzingia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 8 Mar 2021.

Vernacular names

перем коми: Бензингия
коми: Бензингия
мокшень: Бензингие
олык марий: Бензингий
кырык мары: Бензинги

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