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
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)

References

• Rafinesque-Schmaltz, C.S. 1825. Neogenyton 4.
• 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. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2012. Hexalectris in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 Dec. 23.
• Emonocot.org 2014. Hexalectris in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Jun. 26.
• Tropicos.org 2012. Hexalectris . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 Dec. 23.
• International Plant Names Index. 2012. Hexalectris. Published online. Accessed 23. Dec 2012.
• The Plant List 2013. Hexalectris in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Jun. 26.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

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

Vernacular names

English: Crested coralroot
Перем Коми: Хексалектрис
коми: Хексалектрис
кырык мары: Хексалектрис
удмурт: Хексалектрис

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