Plectrophora

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:

Overview of species (10)

P. alata – P. calcarhamata – P. cultrifolia – P. edwallii – P. iridifolia – P. schmidtii – P. suarezii – P. triquetra – P. tucanderana – P. zarumensis

Name

Plectrophora H.Focke, Tijdschr. Natuurk. Wetensch. Kunsten 1: 212 (1848)

Type species: Plectrophora iridifolia (Lodd. ex Lindl.) H.Focke, Tijdschr. Natuurk. Wetensch. Kunsten 1: 212 (1848)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
- Jansenia Barb.Rodr., Vellosia, ed. 2, 1: 124 (1891)

Homonym

Plectrophora S.M.Wilson & Kraft, 2000, nom. illeg. (Rhodomelaceae, Rhodophyta)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Mexico
  - Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
- Central America
  - Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama.
- Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil North.

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

References

Primary references

Focke, H.C. 1848. Tijdschrift voor de Wisen Natuurkundige Wetenschappen, 1: 212.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 326 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Plectrophora. Accessed: 2021 Jun 22.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Plectrophora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 22. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Plectrophora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 22. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Plectrophora. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Plectrophora. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jun 2021. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Plectrophora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jun 2021. Reference page.