Draconanthes

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Draconanthes
Species: (2)
D. aberrans – D. bufonis

Name

Draconanthes (Luer) Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 61: 2 (1996)

• Type species: Draconanthes aberrans  (Schltr.) Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 61: 3 (1996)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Lepanthes subgen. Draconanthes Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. 15: 32. (1986)

References

• Luer, C.A. (1996) Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 61(1): 2.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 347 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Draconanthes in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Mar. 9. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2015. Draconanthes in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 June 24.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Draconanthes. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Mar. 9.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Draconanthes. Published online. Accessed 9.Mar. 2013.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America  Regional: Northern South America Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition