Laelia (Orchidaceae)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Laelia

Overview of species (23)

L. albida – L. anceps – L. aurea – L. autumnalis – L. colombiana – L. elata – L. eyermaniana – L. furfuracea – L. gloriosa – L. halbingeriana – L. heidii – L. lueddemannii – L. lyonsii – L. marginata – L. moyobambae – L. rosea – L. rubescens – L. schultzei – L. speciosa – L. splendida – L. superbiens – L. undulata – L. weberbaueriana

Nothospecies: (4)

L. × crawshayana – L. × gouldiana – L. × oaxacana – L. × tlaxiacoensis

Name

Laelia Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 115 (1831), nom. cons.

Type species: Laelia speciosa (Kunth) Schltr. (1914)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
- Schomburgkia Lindl., Sert. Orchid.: t. 10 (1838)
- Amalia Rchb., Deut. Bot. Herb.-Buch: 52 (1841)
- Amalias Hoffmanns., Linnaea 16(Litt.): 228 (1842)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
- Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Caribbean
  - Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago.
- Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Lindley, J. 1831. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 96, 115.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 265 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Laelia. Accessed: 2022 Sep 3.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Laelia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 3. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Laelia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 3. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Laelia. 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 Sep 3. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Laelia. Published online. Accessed: 3 Sep 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Laelia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Sep 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Laelien
suomi: Leeliat
перем коми: Лелия
коми: Лелия
lietuvių: Laišva
മലയാളം: ലീലിയ
кырык мары: Лели
پنجابی: لیلی
русский: Лелия
svenska: Laeliasläkte
удмурт: Лелия
中文: 蕾丽兰属