Lyroglossa

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: Lyroglossa
Species: (2)
L. grisebachii – L. pubicaulis

Name

Lyroglossa Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37(2): 448 (1920)

• Type species: Lyroglossa grisebachii (Cogn.) Schltr. (1921)

References

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1920. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt. Zweite Abteilung 37(2, Heft 3): 448–449.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 219 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Lyroglossa in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Feb. 18. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2015. Lyroglossa in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 July 3.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Lyroglossa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Feb. 18.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Lyroglossa. Published online. Accessed: 18. Feb. 2013.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf. Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central. Regional: Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago. Regional: Central America Belize. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Colombia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition