Restrepia contorta

Restrepia contorta

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: Restrepia
Species: Restrepia contorta

Name

Restrepia contorta (Ruiz & Pav.) Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 59: 50 (1996).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Humboltia contorta Ruiz & Pav., Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil. 1: 235 (1798).
• Homotypic
  • Stelis contorta (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. in Syn. Pl. 2: 524 (1807).
• Heterotypic
  • Pleurothallis fimbrilabia C.Schweinf. in Bot. Mus. Leafl. 16: 50 (1953).nom. illeg.
  • Restrepia apiculata Luer in Selbyana 7: 126 (1982) .
  • Restrepia caucana Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 7: 119 (1920).
  • Restrepia ecuadorensis Rolfe in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1892: 138 (1892).
  • Restrepia maculata Lindl. in Orchid. Linden.: 4 (1846).
  • Restrepia maculata subsp. ecuadoriensis (Rolfe) H.Mohr in Leafl. Schlechter Inst. 2: 16 (1996).
  • Restrepia pardina Lem. in Ill. Hort. 16: 8, t. 601 (1869), nom. nud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Luer, C.A. 1996. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden. St. Louis 59: 50.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Restrepia contorta. Accessed: 2023 Aug 19.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Restrepia contorta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Restrepia contorta. 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 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Restrepia contorta. Accessed: 19 Aug 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Restrepia contorta. Published online. Accessed: 19 Aug 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Restrepia contorta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Aug 2023.

Vernacular names

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