Caularthron

Caularthron bicornutum (Typus)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Caularthron

Overview of species (4)

C. amazonicum – C. bicornutum – C. bilamellatum – C. kraenzlinianum

Name

Caularthron Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 40 (1837)

• Type species: Caularthron bicornutum (Hook.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 41 (1837)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Diacrium Benth., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 312 (1881)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Mexico Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Northern South America Guyana, Venezuela. Western South America Colombia, Ecuador. Brazil Brazil North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 218 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Rafinesque, C.S. 1837. Flora Telluriana 2: 40–41.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Caularthron. Accessed: 2021 Apr 20.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Caularthron in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 20. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Caularthron in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Caularthron. 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 Apr 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Caularthron. Published online. Accessed: 20 Apr 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Caularthron. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Apr 2021.

Vernacular names

перем коми: Каулартрон
коми: Каулартрон
олык марий: Каулартрон
кырык мары: Каулартрон
удмурт: Каулартрон
中文: 双角兰属

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