Sotoa confusa

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: Sotoa
Species: Sotoa confusa

Name

Sotoa confusa (Garay) Salazar, Lankesteriana 9: 501. (2010)

• monotypic taxon

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Deiregyne confusa Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 28: 283 (1980 publ. 1982)
• Homotypic
  • Funkiella durangensis subsp. confusa (Garay) Szlach., Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 36: 20 (1991)
  • Spiranthes confusa (Garay) Kartesz & Gandhi, Phytologia 73: 128 (1992)
  • Schiedeella confusa (Garay) Espejo & López-Ferr., Phytologia 82: 80 (1997)
  • Funkiella confusa (Garay) Szlach., Polish Bot. Stud. 20: 227 (2005)

References

• Salazar Chávez, G.A. & Ballesteros-Barrera, C. (2010) Sotoa, a new genus of Spiranthinae (Orchidaceae) from Mexico and the Southern United States. Lankesteriana, 9(3): 501.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Sotoa confusa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Feb. 18. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2015. Sotoa confusa in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2015 July 31.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Sotoa confusa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Feb. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Sotoa confusa. Published online. Accessed: 18. Feb. 2013.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America  Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition