Taxonavigation

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Xerorchideae
Genus: Xerorchis
Species: (2)
X. amazonica – X. trichorhiza

Name

Xerorchis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 44 (1912)

• Type species:  Xerorchis amazonica Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 45 (1912)

References

• Schlechter, F.R.R. (1912) Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 11: 44.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 624 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2012. Xerorchis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 Oct. 7.
• Emonocot.org 2013. Xerorchis in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Aug. 15.
• Tropicos.org 2012. Xerorchis . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 Oct. 7.
• International Plant Names Index. 2012. Xerorchis. Published online. Accessed Oct.7 2012.
• The Plant List 2013. Xerorchis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Sep. 25.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Xerorchis range map Continental: Southern America  Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil West-Central. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America (Bolivia), Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

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