Dimerandra

Dimerandra emarginata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Dimerandra

Overview of species (7)

D. buenaventurae – D. carnosiflora – D. elegans – D. emarginata – D. rimbachii – D. stenopetala – D. tarapotana

Name

Dimerandra Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 17: 43 (1922)

• Type species: Dimerandra rimbachii (Schltr.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 17: 44 (1922)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

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

References

Primary references

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1922. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, Beihefte 17: 43–44.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 224 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Dimerandra. Accessed: 2023 Apr 6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Dimerandra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Apr 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Dimerandra. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Apr 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Dimerandra. Published online. Accessed: 6 Apr 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Dimerandra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Apr 2023.

Vernacular names

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