Pleurothallis ruscifolia

Pleurothallis ruscifolia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Pleurothallis
Species: Pleurothallis ruscifolia

Name

Pleurothallis ruscifolia (Jacq.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 211 (1813).

• Type species:

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Epidendrum ruscifolium Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl.: 29 (1760).
• Homotypic
  • Dendrobium ruscifolium (Jacq.) Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 84 (1799).
  • Humboltia ruscifolia (Jacq.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 668 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Pleurothallis laurifolia Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 364 (1816).
  • Humboltia succosa Pav. ex Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 5 (1830), not validly publ.
  • Pleurothallis succosa Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 5 (1830).
  • Pleurothallis multicaulis Poepp. & Endl., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 1: 47 (1836).
  • Humboltia laurifolia (Kunth) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 667 (1891).
  • Pleurothallis glomerata Ames, Schedul. Orchid. 4: 21 (1923).
  • Pleurothallis ruscifolia var. caquetana Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 27: 55 (1924).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama. Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil Northeast. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1813. Hortus Kewensis; or, a Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. London (ed. 2.) 5: 211.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 385 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pleurothallis ruscifolia. Accessed: 2023 Aug 8.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pleurothallis ruscifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug 8. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Pleurothallis ruscifolia. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug 8. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pleurothallis ruscifolia. Accessed: 8 Aug 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pleurothallis ruscifolia. Published online. Accessed: 8 Aug 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pleurothallis ruscifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Aug 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Green bonnet orchid

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