Accepted name by KEW: Maxillaria

Heterotaxis sessilis (Typus)

Taxonavigation

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Maxillariinae
Genus: Heterotaxis
Species: (13)
H. brasiliensis – H. discolor – H. equitans – H. fritzii – H. maleolens – H. microiridifolia – H. santanae – H. schultesii – H. sessilis – H. superflua – H. valenzuelana – H. villosa – H. violaceopunctata

Name

Heterotaxis Lindl., Bot. Reg. 12: t. 1028 (1826)

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

References

• Lindley, J. (1826) Botanical Register, 12: t. 1028.
• 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 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 in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Sept. 2.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Heterotaxis . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Feb. 6.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Heterotaxis. Published online. Accessed Feb. 6 2013.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Heterotaxis - 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, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central. 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, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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