Schlimia alpina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Schlimia
Species: (7)
S. alpina S. condorana S. garayana S. jasminodora S. jennyana S. pandurata S. stevensonii

Name

Schlimia Planch. & Linden, Cat. 7: 5 (1852)

  • Type species:  Schlimia jasminodora  Planch. & Linden, Cat. 7: 5 (1852)

Note. This genus is often incorrectly written as Schlimmia, however it honours the Belgian botanist Louis Joseph Schlim and the author later corrected the name.

References

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Southern America
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica.
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela.
    • Western South America'
      • Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

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

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