Pleurothallis bivalvis

Pleurothallis bivalvis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Pleurothallis
Species: Pleurothallis bivalvis

Name

Pleurothallis bivalvis  Lindl., Orchid. Linden. 2. (1846).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Acronia bivalvis (Lindl.) Luer in Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 103: 93 (2005).
  • Humboltia bivalvis (Lindl.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 667 (1891).
  • Zosterophyllanthos bivalvis (Lindl.) Szlach. in Ill. Field Guide Orchids Yotoco Forest Reserve: 276 (2011).
• Heterotypic
  • Acronia archidiaconi (Ames) Carnevali & G.A.Romero in Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 100: 117 (2014).
  • Humboltia cardium ( Rchb.f.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 667 (1891).
  • Pleurothallis antonensis L.O.Williams in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 29: 341 (1942).
  • Pleurothallis archidiaconi Ames in Schedul. Orchid. 9: 29 (1925).
  • Pleurothallis cardiantha Rchb.f. in Linnaea 41: 15 (1876).
  • Pleurothallis cardium Rchb.f. in Bonplandia (Hannover) 2: 26 (1854).
  • Pleurothallis chanchamayoensis Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 9: 73 (1921).
  • Pleurothallis fuscata Braid in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1924: 200 (1924).
  • Pleurothallis harlingii Garay in Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 47: 208 (1953).
  • Pleurothallis ignivomi Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 8: 129 (1921).
  • Pleurothallis lansbergiana Regel in Gartenflora 6: t. 193, f. d (1856).
  • Pleurothallis lansbergii Regel in Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1856: 17 (1856).
  • Pleurothallis lilianiae Luer in Orquideologia 22: 264 (2003).
  • Pleurothallis phaeantha Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 27: 52 (1924).
  • Pleurothallis pichinchae Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 132 (1915), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Pleurothallis sigsigensis Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 8: 63 (1921).
  • Pleurothallis stenocardium Schltr. in Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 123 (1914).
  • Zosterophyllanthos antonensis (L.O.Williams) Szlach. & Archila in Orchid Guatemala: 716 (2018).
  • Zosterophyllanthos archidiaconi (Ames) Veyret & Szlach. in Orchids French Guiana: 205 (2012).
  • Zosterophyllanthos ignivomi (Schltr.) Szlach. & Marg. in Polish Bot. J. 46: 119 (2001).
  • Zosterophyllanthos lilianiae (Luer) Szlach. & Kulak in Richardiana 6: 134 (2006).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

•  Lindley, J. (1846), Orchidaceae Lindenianae; or, Notes upon a Collection of Orchids formed in Colombia and Cuba, by Mr. J. Linden. London  2.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pleurothallis bivalvis. Accessed: 2026 Jun 30.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Pleurothallis bivalvis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jun 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. Pleurothallis bivalvis. 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. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jun 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pleurothallis bivalvis. Accessed: 30 Jun 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Pleurothallis bivalvis. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jun 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Pleurothallis bivalvis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jun 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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