Eulophia ecristata

Eulophia ecristata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Eulophiinae
Genus: Eulophia
Species: Eulophia ecristata

Name

Eulophia ecristata (Fernald) Ames, Contr. Ames Bot. Lab. 1: 19 (1904)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Cyrtopodium ecristatum Fernald, Bot. Gaz. 24: 433 (1897)
• Homotypic
  • Triorchos ecristatus (Fernald) Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 329 (1903)
  • Pteroglossaspis ecristata (Fernald) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 12: 136 (1904)
  • Orthochilus ecristatus (Fernald) Bytebier, Taxon 63: 18 (2014)
• Heterotypic
  • Cyrtopodium strictum Griseb., Cat. Pl. Cub.: 266 (1866).
  • Triorchos strictus (Griseb.) Acuña, Bol. Estaçión Exp. Agron. Santiago de las Vegas 60: 160 (1938)
  • Pteroglossaspis ecristata f. purpurea P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 9: 34 (2003)
  • Orthochilus strictus (Griseb.) Greuter, Mor.Mart. & R.Rankin, Espermat. Cuba Invent. Prelim.: XIII (2016)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina. Southern America Caribbean Cuba. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ames, O. 1904. A Contribution to our Knowledge of the Orchid Flora of Southern Florida. (Contributions from the Ames Botanical Laboratory 1). 24 pp., 12 pl. Cambridge, MA: E.W. Wheeler. Google Books (USA) Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Eulophia ecristata. Accessed: 2022 Jan 7.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Eulophia ecristata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 7. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Eulophia ecristata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 7. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Eulophia ecristata. 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 online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Eulophia ecristata. Published online. Accessed: 7 Jan 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Eulophia ecristata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Giant orchid

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