Elleanthus capitatus

Elleanthus capitatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Sobralieae
Genus: Elleanthus
Species:

Name

Elleanthus capitatus (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 475 (1862)

Synonymy

  • Basionym
    • Evelyna capitata Poepp. & Endl., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 1: 32 (1836)
  • Homotypic
    • Epidendrum capitatum (Poepp. & Endl.) Sessé & Moc., Fl. Mexic., ed. 2: 202 (1894)
  • Heterotypic
    • Evelyna casapensis Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 709 (1852)
    • Evelyna cephalophora Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 709 (1852)
    • Evelyna cynarocephala Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 216 (1856)
    • Elleanthus casapensis (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 475 (1862)
    • Elleanthus cephalophorus (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 476 (1862)
    • Elleanthus cynarocephalus (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 476 (1862)
    • Elleanthus zamorensis Garay, Fl. Ecuador 9(225: 1): 109 (1978)
    • Evelyna zamorensis (Garay) Dudek & Szlach., Richardiana 11: 9 (2010)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
  • Southern America
    • Central America
      • Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
    • Brazil
      • Brazil North.

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

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

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