Cranichis muscosa

Cranichis muscosa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Cranichidinae
Genus: Cranichis
Species: Cranichis muscosa

Name

Cranichis muscosa Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 120 (1788)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Cranichis bradei Schltr., Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secç. Bot. 1(4): 32 (1922)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Mexico Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama. Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Swartz, O.P. 1788. Nova Genera et Species Plantarum seu Prodromus 120.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cranichis muscosa. Accessed: 2022 Feb 4.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cranichis muscosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 4. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cranichis muscosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 4. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Cranichis muscosa. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Feb 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cranichis muscosa. Published online. Accessed: 4 Feb 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cranichis muscosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Feb 2022.

Vernacular names

العربية: كرانيش طحلبي
English: Cypress-knee helmet orchid

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