Leochilus scriptus

Leochilus scriptus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Leochilus
Species: Leochilus scriptus

Name

Leochilus scriptus (Scheidw.) Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 1: 15 (1854)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Cryptosanus scriptus Scheidw., Allg. Gartenzeitung 11: 101 (1843)
• Homotypic
  • Oncidium scriptum (Scheidw.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 772 (1863)
• Heterotypic
  • Leochilus herbaceus Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 30(Misc.): 90 (1844)
  • Oncidium herbaceum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 772 (1863)
  • Leochilus major Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 209 (1918)
  • Leochilus powellii Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 17: 81 (1922)
  • Leochilus retusus Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 19: 256 (1923)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Trinidad-Tobago. Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Colombia, Ecuador. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1854. Xenia Orchidacea 1(1): 15, t. 6, f. IV.24.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Leochilus scriptus. Accessed: 2021 Jun 6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Leochilus scriptus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 6. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Leochilus scriptus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Leochilus scriptus. 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 Jun 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Leochilus scriptus. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jun 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Leochilus scriptus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Jun 2021.

Vernacular names

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