Heterotaxis sessilis

Heterotaxis sessilis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Maxillariinae
Genus: Heterotaxis
Species: Heterotaxis sessilis

Name

Heterotaxis sessilis (Sw.) F.Barros, Hoehnea 29: 112 (2002)

• Type species:

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Epidendrum sessile Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 122 (1788)
• Homotypic
  • Maxillaria sessilis (Sw.) Fawc. & Rendle, Fl. Jamaica 1: 120 (1910), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Heterotaxis crassifolia Lindl., Bot. Reg. 12: t. 1028 (1826)
  • Dicrypta baueri Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 44 (1830)
  • Dicrypta crassifolia (Lindl.) Loudon, Suppl. Hort. Brit. 3: 536 (1850)
  • Maxillaria crassifolia (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 2: 16 (1854)

References

• Barros, F. de (2002) Hoehnea 29 (2): 112.
• Blanco, M. A., Carnevali, G., Whitten, W.M., Singer, R.B., Koehler, S., Williams, N.H., Ojeda, I., Neubig, K.M. & Endara, L. (2007) Generic realignments in Maxillariinae (Orchidaceae), Lankesteriana 7 (3): 515–537.
• Mirenda, T. (2009) Maxillaria: species are moved to new genera reflecting the results of DNA research, Orchids, 78 (2): 84-85.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 147 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Heterotaxis sessilis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Feb. 6.
• Emonocot.org 2013. Heterotaxis sessilis in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Sept. 2.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Heterotaxis sessilis . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Feb. 6.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Heterotaxis sessilis. Published online. Accessed Feb. 6 2013.
• The Plant List 2013. Heterotaxis sessilis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Jun. 30.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Heterotaxis sessilis - range map Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil North. Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago. Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

English: Hidden orchid

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