Coelia

Coelia triptera (Typus)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Coeliinae
Genus: Coelia

Overview of species (5)

C. bella – C. densiflora – C. guatemalensis – C. macrostachya – C. triptera

Name

Coelia Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 36 (1830)

• Type species: Coelia triptera (Sm.) G.Don ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 394 (1840)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Bothriochilus Lem., Jard. Fleur. 3: t. 325 (1853)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama. Caribbean Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. (1830) The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 36.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 178 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Coelia. Accessed: 2021 May 16.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Coelia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 16. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Coelia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Coelia. 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 May 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Coelia. Published online. Accessed 16 May 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Coelia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 16 May 2021.

Vernacular names

коми: Коелия
lietuvių: Duoba
мокшень: Коелие
кырык мары: Коели
удмурт: Коелия
中文: 凸粉兰属

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