Mesadenus

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: Mesadenus

Overview of species (7)

M. affinis – M. chiangii – M. glaziovii – M. lucayanus  – M. polyanthus – M. rhombiglossus – M. tenuissimus

Name

Mesadenus Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37(2): 367 (1920)

• Type species: Mesadenus polyanthus (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37 (2): 369. (1920)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Guatemala. Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Islands. 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.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 224 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
  
• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1920. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt. Zweite Abteilung 37(2, Heft 3): 367.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Mesadenus. Accessed: 2021 Dec 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Mesadenus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 25. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Mesadenus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Mesadenus. 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 Dec 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Mesadenus. Published online. Accessed: 25 Dec 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Mesadenus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Dec 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Ladies'-tresses
перем коми: Месаденус
коми: Месаденус
кырык мары: Месаденус
удмурт: Месаденус