Clowesia

Clowesia rosea (Typus)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Catasetinae
Genus: Clowesia

Overview of species (7)

C. amazonica – C. dodsoniana – C. glaucoglossa – C. rosea – C. russelliana – C. thylaciochila – C. warczewitzii

Name

Clowesia Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 25 (1843)

• Type species: Clowesia rosea Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29(Misc.): 25 (1843)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Warczewitzia Skinner ex Lindl., Paxton's Fl. Gard. 1: 45 (1850), nom. nud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Northern South America Guyana, Suriname (doubtful), 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

• Lindley, J. 1843. Edwards's Botanical Register 29: Misc. 25–26.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 18 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Clowesia. Accessed: 2021 May 14.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Clowesia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 14. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Clowesia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Clowesia. 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 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Clowesia. Published online. Accessed: 14 May 2021.
• Photo collections of Clowesia from Botanical Garden Munich
• Tropicos.org 2021. Clowesia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 May 2021.

Vernacular names

перем коми: Кловесия
коми: Кловесия
мокшень: Кловесие
кырык мары: Кловеси
удмурт: Кловесия
中文: 妖精兰属

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