Echinosepala

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: Echinosepala
Species: (11)
E. arenicola – E. aspasicensis – E. balaeniceps – E. lappiformis – E. pan – E. sempergemmata – E. shuarii – E. stonei – E. tomentosa – E. uncinata – E. vittata

Name

Echinosepala Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 17: 100 (2002)

• Type species:  Echinosepala aspasicensis (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 17: 101 (2002)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Echinella Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 253 (2001), nom. illeg.

References

• Pridgeon, A.M. & Chase, M.W. (2001) Lindleyana 17(2): 100–101.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 356 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Echinosepala in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Mar. 11.
• Emonocot.org 2015. Echinosepala in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Mar. 24.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Echinosepala . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Mar. 11.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Echinosepala. Published online. Accessed 11. Mar. 2013.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America  Regional: Brazil Brazil North. Regional: Caribbean Jamaica. Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panamá. Regional: Northern South America Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition