Elleanthus graminifolius

250Elleanthus graminifolius (fig. I)

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: Elleanthus graminifolius

Name

Elleanthus graminifolius (Barb.Rodr.) Løjtnant, Bot. Not. 129: 447. (1977)

Synonymy

  • Basionym
    • Adeneleuterophora graminifolia Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 171 (1882)
  • Heterotypic
    • Elleanthus pusillus Schltr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 117 (1922)

Distribution

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

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

References

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Vernacular names

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