Plectrophora

Plectrophora cultrifolia

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: Plectrophora

Overview of species (10)

P. alata – P. calcarhamata – P. cultrifolia – P. edwallii – P. iridifolia – P. schmidtii – P. suarezii – P. triquetra – P. tucanderana – P. zarumensis

Name

Plectrophora H.Focke, Tijdschr. Natuurk. Wetensch. Kunsten 1: 212 (1848)

• Type species: Plectrophora iridifolia (Lodd. ex Lindl.) H.Focke, Tijdschr. Natuurk. Wetensch. Kunsten 1: 212 (1848)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Jansenia Barb.Rodr., Vellosia, ed. 2, 1: 124 (1891)

Homonym

• Plectrophora S.M.Wilson & Kraft, 2000, nom. illeg. (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Focke, H.C. 1848. Tijdschrift voor de Wisen Natuurkundige Wetenschappen, 1: 212.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 326 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Plectrophora. Accessed: 2021 Jun 22.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Plectrophora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 22. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Plectrophora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Plectrophora. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Plectrophora. Published online. Accessed 22 Jun 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Plectrophora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 22 Jun 2021.

Vernacular names

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