Elleanthus aurantiacus

Elleanthus aurantiacus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Sobralieae
Genus: Elleanthus
Species: Elleanthus aurantiacus

Name

Elleanthus aurantiacus (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Ann. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 6(4): 482. 1863.

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Evelyna aurantiaca Lindl. in Benth., Pl. Hartw.: 149. 1845.

• Heterotypic
  • Evelyna bractescens Lindl., Orchid. Linden.: 10(–11). 1846.
  • Evelyna lindenii Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10(41): 709(–410). 1852. (as E. Lindenii)
  • Evelyna hallii Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10(41): 711. 1852. (as E. Hallii)
  • Evelyna lindenii var. cymbibractea Linden & Rchb.f. in Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 2(23): 282. 1854.
  • Elleanthus lindenii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f., Ann. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 6(3): 477. 1862.
  • Elleanthus lindenii var. cymbibracteus (Linden & Rchb.f.) Rchb.f., Ann. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 6(3): 477. 1862.
  • Elleanthus bractescens (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Ann. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 6(3): 479(–480). 1862.
  • Elleanthus hallii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f., Ann. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 6(4): 482. 1863.
  • Elleanthus galipanensis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 6: 28(–29). 1919.
  • Elleanthus cajamarcae Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 9: 44(–45). 1921. (as Elleanthus Cajamarcae)
  • Elleanthus pallidiflavus Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 9: 48(–49). 1921.
  • Elleanthus hoppii Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 27: 15. 1924. (as Elleanthus Hoppii)
  • Elleanthus pallidiflorus Schltr. ex Mansf., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 57: t. 104, fig. 406. 1929, sphalm.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G. 1839–1857. Plantas Hartwegianas imprimis mexicanas adjectis nonnullis Grahamianis enumerat novasque describit Georgius Bentham. 393 pp. Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. 
• Lindley, J. 1846. Orchidaceae Lindenianae; or, notes upon a collection of orchids formed in Colombia and Cuba, by Mr. J. Linden. VIII+28 pp. Bradbury and Evans, London. BHL Reference page. 
• Reichenbach, H.G. fil. 1852. Neue Orchideen der Expedition des Herrn J. de Warszewicz. Botanische Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 689–698, 705–715, 729–735. BHL BHLBHL Reference page. 
• Reichenbach, H.G. fil. 1854. Orchideae Schlimianae. Bonplandia (Hannover) 2: 277–284. BHL Reference page. 
• Reichenbach, H.G. fil. 1861–1864. Ordo XXVIII. Orchides Juss. Pp. 167–933 in Mueller, C. berol. (ed.), Walpers, Annales botanices systematicae, Tomus VI. Sumptibus Ambrosii Abel, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. 
• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1919. Die Orchideenfloren der südamerikanischen Kordillerenstaaten. I. Venezuela. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Beihefte 6: I–IV, 1–100. BHL Reference page. 
• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1921. Die Orchideenfloren der südamerikanischen Kordillerenstaaten. IV. Peru. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Beihefte 9: I–IV, 1–182. BHL Reference page. 
• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1924. Beiträge zur Orchideenkunde von Colombia. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Beihefte 27: 1–183. Internet Archive Reference page. 
• Schlechter, F.R.R. (†) & Mansfeld, R. (ed.) 1929. Figuren-Atlas zu den Orchideenfloren der südamerikanischen Kordillerenstaaten. (Fedde, Repertorium, Beiheft VI-X). Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. Beihefte 57: tt. 1–142, index 1–8. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Dressler, R.L. 2003. Orchidaceae. Pp. 1–595 in Hammel, B.E., Grayum, M.H., Herrera, C. & Zamora, N. (eds.), Manual de plantas de Costa Rica, Vol. III, Monocotiledóneas (Orchidaceae–Zingiberaceae). Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. ISBN 1-930723-23-7. BHL Reference page. 
• Garay, L.A. 1978. 225 (1). Orchidaceae: Cypripedioideae, Orchidoideae, Neottioideae. In Harling, G. & Sparre, B. (eds.), Flora of Ecuador, No. 9: 1–305. University of Göteborg & Riksmuseum, Stockholm. ISBN 91-546-0253-X. Reference page. 
• Schweinfurth , C. & Fernandez Perez, A. 1963. Flora de la Real Expedicion Botanica del Nuevo Reino de Granada. Tomo septimo: Microspermae: Orchidaceae, I: comprende los generos Habenaria, Pogonia, Vanilla, Epistephium, Elleanthus, Sobralia, Gomphichis, Prescottia, Pseudocentrum, Cranichis, Ponthieva, Spiranthes, Erythrodes y Stelis de la Real Expedicion Botanica del Nuevo Reino de Granada. IX+61 pp., 52 tt. Ediciones Cultura Hispanica, Madrid. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Elleanthus aurantiacus. Published online. Accessed: 08 April 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Elleanthus aurantiacus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 2. Reference page. 
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Elleanthus aurantiacus.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Elleanthus aurantiacus. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 June 22. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Elleanthus aurantiacus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 2. Reference page. 

• Tropicos.org 2018. Elleanthus aurantiacus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 April 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Flora Mesoamericana: Elleanthus aurantiacus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 April 2018.
• Elleanthus aurantiacus in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 14 April 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of the Department of Antioquia (Colombia): Elleanthus aurantiacus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 April 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: Elleanthus aurantiacus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 April 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Peru Checklist: Elleanthus aurantiacus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 April 2018.
• Tropicos.org: Bolivia Catalogue: Elleanthus aurantiacus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 April 2018.

Vernacular names

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