Leochilus

Leochilus scriptus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Leochilus

Overview of species (12)

L. carinatus – L. crocodiliceps – L. hagsateri – L. inconspicuus – L. johnstonii – L. labiatus – L. leiboldii – L. leochilinus – L. oncidioides – L. puertoricensis – L. scriptus – L. tricuspidatus

Name

Leochilus Knowles & Westc., Fl. Cab. 2: 143 (1838)

• Type species: Leochilus oncidioides Knowles & Westc. (1838)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Cryptosanus Scheidw., Allg. Gartenzeitung 11: 101 (1843)
  • Papperitzia Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 670 (1852)
  • Leiochilus Benth., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 328 (1881), orth. var.
  • Hybochilus Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 429 (1920)
  • Goniochilus M.W.Chase, Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 16: 124 (1987)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Colombia, Ecuador. Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Knowles, G.B. & Westcott, F. 1838. Floral Cabinet 2: 143.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 283 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Leochilus. Accessed: 2021 Jun 5.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Leochilus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 5. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Leochilus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 5. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Leochilus. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Leochilus. Published online. Accessed: 5 Jun 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Leochilus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Jun 2021.

Vernacular names

中文: 光唇兰属

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