Laelia (Orchidaceae)

Laelia speciosa (Typus)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Laelia

Overview of species (23)

L. albida – L. anceps – L. aurea – L. autumnalis – L. colombiana – L. elata – L. eyermaniana – L. furfuracea – L. gloriosa – L. halbingeriana – L. heidii – L. lueddemannii – L. lyonsii – L. marginata – L. moyobambae – L. rosea – L. rubescens – L. schultzei – L. speciosa – L. splendida – L. superbiens – L. undulata – L. weberbaueriana
Nothospecies: (3)
L. × crawshayana – L. × gouldiana – L. × oaxacana

Name

Laelia Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 115 (1831), nom. cons.

Type species: Laelia speciosa (Kunth) Schltr. (1914)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
- Schomburgkia Lindl., Sert. Orchid.: t. 10 (1838)
- Amalia Rchb., Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: 52 (1841)
- Amalias Hoffmanns., Linnaea 16(Litt.): 228 (1842)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
- Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Caribbean
  - Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago.
- Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Lindley, J. 1831. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 96, 115.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 265 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Laelia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 November 28.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Laelia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 November 28.

International Plant Names Index. 2018. Laelia. Published online. Accessed 28 November 2018.

The Plant List 2013. Laelia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 November 28.

Tropicos.org 2018. Laelia . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 November 28.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Laelien
suomi: Leeliat
Перем Коми: Лелия
коми: Лелия
lietuvių: Laišva
മലയാളം: ലീലിയ
кырык мары: Лели
پنجابی: لیلی
русский: Лелия
svenska: Laeliasläkte
удмурт: Лелия

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