Elleanthus purpureus

Elleanthus purpureus

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 purpureus

Name

Elleanthus purpureus Rchb.f., Ann. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 6(3): 478 (1862).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Evelyna purpurea Rchb.f. in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 710 (1852).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Bolivia, Colombia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1853. Annales Botanices Systematicae. Lipsiae 6(3): 478.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Elleanthus purpureus. Accessed: 2023 Jul 11.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Elleanthus purpureus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Elleanthus purpureus. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Elleanthus purpureus. Accessed: 11 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Elleanthus purpureus. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jul 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Elleanthus purpureus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Jul 2023.

Vernacular names

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