Eltroplectris

Eltroplectris schlechteriana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Spiranthinae
Genus: Eltroplectris

Overview of species (15)

E. assumpcaoana – E. brachycentron – E. calcarata – E. cogniauxiana – E. dalessandroi – E. janeirensis – E. jelskiana – E. kuhlmanniana – E. longicornu – E. macrophylla – E. misera – E. ortiziana – E. rossii – E. schlechteriana – E. triloba

Name

Eltroplectris Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 51 (1837)

• Type species: Eltroplectris calcarata (Sw.) Garay & H.R.Sweet, J. Arnold Arbor. 53: 390 (1972)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Centrogenium Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 6: 54 (1919)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Caribbean Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Southern America Northern South America Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South. Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• {{Raf.} 1837. Flora Telluriana 2: 51.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 200 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Eltroplectris. Accessed: 2022 Jan 10.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Eltroplectris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Jan 10. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Eltroplectris in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Jan 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Eltroplectris. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Jan 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Eltroplectris. Published online. Accessed 10 Jan 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Eltroplectris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 10 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Long-claw orchids
мокшень: Элтроплектрис
кырык мары: Элтроплектрис

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