Liparis vexillifera

Liparis vexillifera

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Malaxideae
Genus: Liparis
Species: Liparis vexillifera

Name

Liparis vexillifera (Lex.) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(4): 289 (1895)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Cymbidium vexilliferum Lex. in P.de La Llave & Lex., Nov. Veg. Descr. 2(Orchid. Opusc.): 11 (1825)
• Homotypic
  • Leptorkis vexillifera (Lex.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 300 (1898)
• Heterotypic
  • Malaxis galeottiana A.Rich. & Galeotti, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 3: 18 (1845)
  • Liparis galeottiana (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Hemsl., Gard. Chron., n.s., 11: 559 (1879)
  • Liparis vexillifera var. latifolia Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(4): 290 (1895)
  • Liparis vexillifera var. galeottiana (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Ames & Correll, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 10: 79 (1942)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Cogniaux, C.A. 1895. Flora Brasiliensis 3(4): 289–290.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Liparis vexillifera. Accessed: 2022 Sep 5.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Liparis vexillifera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 5. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Liparis vexillifera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 5. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Liparis vexillifera. 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 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Liparis vexillifera. Published online. Accessed: 5 Sep 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Liparis vexillifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Sep 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Tropical widelip orchid

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