Hexalectris

Hexalectris spicata (Typus)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Bletiinae
Genus: Hexalectris

Overview of species (10)

H. arizonica – H. brevicaulis – H. colemanii – H. fallax – H. grandiflora – H. nitida – H. parviflora – H. revoluta – H. spicata – H. warnockii

Name

Hexalectris Raf., Neogenyton: 4 (1825)

• Type species: Hexalectris spicata (Walter) Barnhart, Torreya 1904: 121 (1904)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma. Northeastern U.S.A. Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia. Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona. South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia., Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest. Southern America Central America Guatemala. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 170 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Rafinesque-Schmaltz, C.S. 1825. Neogenyton 4.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2020. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Hexalectris. Accessed: 2020 Aug 30.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Hexalectris in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Aug 30. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Hexalectris in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Aug 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Hexalectris. Published online. Accessed: 30 Aug 2020.
• The Plant List 2013. Hexalectris in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Aug 30.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Hexalectris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Aug 30.

Vernacular names

English: Crested coralroot
перем коми: Хексалектрис
коми: Хексалектрис
кырык мары: Хексалектрис
удмурт: Хексалектрис

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