Comparettia falcata

Comparettia falcata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Comparettia
Species: Comparettia falcata
Varietates: (2)
C. f. var. falcata – C. f. var. paulensis

Name

Comparettia falcata Poepp. & Endl., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 1: 42 (1836)

• Type species:

References

• Poeppig, E.F. & Endlicher, S.F.L. 1836. Nova Genera ac Species Plantarum 1: 42–43, t. 73.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 248 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Comparettia falcata in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Mar. 11.
• Emonocot.org 2014. Comparettia falcata in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Mar. 11.
• Tropicos.org 2014. Comparettia falcata . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Mar. 11.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Comparettia falcata. Published online. Accessed 11. Mar. 2014.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America  Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Southeast. Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico. Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá. Regional: Northern South America' French Guiana, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

English: snail orchid

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