Leochilus

Leochilus scriptus

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: Leochilus

Overview of species

L. carinatus – L. crocodiliceps – L. hagsateri – L. inconspicuus – L. johnstonii – L. labiatus – L. leiboldii – L. leochilinus – L. oncidioides – L. puertoricensis – L. scriptus – L. tricuspidatus

Name

Leochilus Knowles & Westc., Fl. Cab. 2: 143 (1838)

Type species: Leochilus oncidioides Knowles & Westc. (1838)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
- Cryptosanus Scheidw., Allg. Gartenzeitung 11: 101 (1843)
- Papperitzia Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 670 (1852)
- Leiochilus Benth., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 328 (1881), orth. var.
- Hybochilus Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 429 (1920)
- Goniochilus M.W.Chase, Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 16: 124 (1987)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Florida.
- Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
- Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Caribbean
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands.
- Northern South America
  - Venezuela.
- Western South America
  - Colombia, Ecuador.
- Brazil
  - Brazil Northeast, Brazil North.

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

References

Primary references

Knowles, G.B. & Westcott, F. 1838. Floral Cabinet 2: 143.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 283 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Leochilus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 July 11.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Leochilus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 July 11.

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Leochilus. Published online. Accessed 11 July 2019.

The Plant List 2013. Leochilus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 July 11.

Tropicos.org 2019. Leochilus . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 July 11.

Vernacular names

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