Leptotes (Orchidaceae)

Leptotes bicolor
Typus of Leptotes

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: Leptotes

Overview of species (9)

L. bicolor – L. bohnkiana – L. harryphillipsii – L. mogyensis – L. pauloensis – L. pohlitinocoi – L. tenuis – L. unicolor – L. vellozicola

Name

Leptotes Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 19: t. 1625 (1833)

• Type species: Leptotes bicolor Lindl. (1833)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Leptotes - range map Southern America Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast. Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Lindley, J. 1833. Edwards's Botanical Register 19: t. 1625.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 271 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Leptotes. Accessed: 2022 Sep 4.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Leptotes in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 4. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Leptotes in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 4. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Leptotes. 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 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Leptotes. Published online. Accessed: 4 Sep 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Leptotes. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Sep 2022.

Vernacular names

перем коми: Лептотес
коми: Лептотес
кырык мары: Лептотес
русский: Лептотес
удмурт: Лептотес
中文: 秀钗兰属, 筒叶兰属

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