Chondroscaphe

Chondroscaphe chestertonii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Zygopetalinae
Genus: Chondroscaphe

Overview of species (14)

C. amabilis – C. atrilinguis – C. bicolor – C. chestertonii – C. dabeibaensis – C. eburnea – C. embreei – C. escobariana – C. flaveola – C. gentryi – C. merana – C. plicata – C. venezuelana – C. yamilethae

Name

Chondroscaphe (Dressler) Senghas & G.Gerlach, Schlechter in F.R.R.Schlechter, Die Orchideen; Beschreib. Kult. Zücht., ed. 3, I/B(27): 1655 (1993)

• Type species: Chondroscaphe flaveola (Linden & Rchb.f.) Senghas & G.Gerlach in F.R.R.Schlechter, Die Orchideen; Beschreib. Kult. Zücht., ed. 3, I/B(27): 1656 (1993)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America Costa Rica, Panama. Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. 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.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 478 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  
• Senghas, K. & Gerlach, G. 1993 Die Orchideen 1B (27): 1655.

Additional references

• Harding, P.A. (2008) Huntleyas and Related Orchids. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Chondroscaphe. Accessed: 2021 May 7.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Chondroscaphe in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 7. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Chondroscaphe in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 7. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Chondroscaphe. 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 May 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Chondroscaphe. Published online. Accessed: 7 May 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Chondroscaphe. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 May 2021.

Vernacular names

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