Gongora leucochila

Gongora leucochila

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Stanhopeinae
Genus: Gongora
Species: Gongora leucochila

Name

Gongora leucochila Lem., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 1: 207 (1845)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Gongora quinquenervis var. leucochila (Lem.) C.Schweinf., Fieldiana, Bot. 33: 53 (1970)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lemaire, C.A. 1845. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe 1: 87, t. 37.

Additional references

• Whitten, M.W., Williams, N.H. & Chase, M.W. (2000) Subtribal and Generic Relationships of Maxillariieae (Orchidaceae) with Emphasis on Stanhopeinae: Combined Molecular Evidence, American Journal of Botany 87(12): 1842–1856.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Gongora leucochila. Accessed: 2021 Sep 13.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Gongora leucochila in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 13. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Gongora leucochila in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Gongora leucochila. 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 Sep 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Gongora leucochila. Published online. Accessed: 13 Sep 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Gongora leucochila. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Sep 2021.

Vernacular names

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